Irish word

beag

few

adjectivemasculine/bʲeɡ/

beag means “few” in Irish and is used as a adjective. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /bʲeɡ/.

Definitions

Tá lochán beag anseo.

There is a small pond here.

Tá an teach beag

The house is small.

Tá an cailín beag ag gol.

The little girl is crying.

Tá Tomás ina chónaí i dteach beag nach bhfuil i bhfad ón abhainn.

Tom lives in a small house not far from the river.

Beag an baol go n-aimseoidh sí rud ar bith ansin.

Slim chance she will find anything there.

Numbers

uile

all

áirithe

some

cothrom

equal

iomaí

many

ceathrú

fourth

lom

bare

túisce

first

singil

single

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