"beag" meaning in Irish

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Adjective

IPA: /bʲɞɡ/ [Connacht, Munster], /bʲɨ̞ɡ/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Old Irish bec (“small, little”) (compare Manx beg, Scottish Gaelic beag), from Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”) (compare Breton bihan and Welsh bach, bychan). Etymology templates: {{der|ga|sga|bec|t=small, little}} Old Irish bec (“small, little”), {{cog|gv|beg}} Manx beg, {{cog|gd|beag}} Scottish Gaelic beag, {{der|ga|cel-pro|*biggos|t=small}} Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”), {{cog|br|bihan}} Breton bihan, {{cog|cy|bach}} Welsh bach, {{m|cy|bychan}} bychan Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective|genitive singular masculine|big|genitive singular feminine|bige||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|beaga||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|lú|||head=}} beag (genitive singular masculine big, genitive singular feminine bige, plural beaga, comparative lú), {{ga-adj|comp=lú|gsf=bige|gsm=big|pl=~a}} beag (genitive singular masculine big, genitive singular feminine bige, plural beaga, comparative lú) Inflection templates: {{ga-decl-adj|b|eag|gsf=ige|gsm=ig|irrcomp=lú|pl=~a}} Forms: big [genitive, masculine, singular], bige [feminine, genitive, singular], beaga [plural], [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], beag [masculine, nominative, singular], bheag [feminine, nominative, singular], beaga [nominative, plural], bheaga [nominative, plural], bhig [masculine, singular, vocative], bheag [feminine, singular, vocative], beaga [plural, vocative], bhig [genitive, masculine, singular], bige [feminine, genitive, singular], beaga [genitive, plural, strong], beag [genitive, plural, weak], beag [dative, masculine, singular], bheag [dative, masculine, singular], bheag [dative, feminine, singular], bhig [archaic, dative, feminine, singular], beaga [dative, plural], bheaga [dative, plural], níos lú [comparative], is lú [superlative]
  1. small, little
    (size, amount, extent, degree)
    Sense id: en-beag-ga-adj-~OPJa5AZ
  2. small, little
    junior, lesser, minor
    Sense id: en-beag-ga-adj-bC96-xYz
  3. small, little
    (hypocoristic)
    Tags: familiar
    Sense id: en-beag-ga-adj-~OPJa5AZ1
  4. small, little
    (deprecatory)
    Sense id: en-beag-ga-adj-~OPJa5AZ1
  5. small, little
    (of late, recent, time)
    Sense id: en-beag-ga-adj-~OPJa5AZ1 Topics: time
  6. few (with a singular noun)
    Sense id: en-beag-ga-adj-pmhSWnyM Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 3 16 3 3 3 39 13 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Áise Bheag (english: Asia Minor) [feminine], An Bhreatain Bheag [Wales, feminine], anairt bheag (english: sailcloth, canvas) [feminine], baile beag (english: village, small town) [masculine], beag- (english: small; -less; un-, in-), beagadán (english: diminutive person; little one) [masculine], beagaigh (english: lessen, diminish) [verb], beagán (english: a little, a bit, a few) [masculine], beagnach (english: almost, nearly) [adverb], bilbí beag (english: lesser bilby) [masculine], caolán beag (english: ileum) [masculine], cóta beag (english: petticoat) [masculine], falcóg bheag (english: little auk) [feminine], méar bheag (english: little finger, pinkie) [feminine], pláta beag (english: side plate) [masculine], rón beag (english: common seal, harbor seal) [masculine], rud beag (english: a little, a bit, somewhat) [adverb], samhradh beag (english: Indian summer, warm autumn), snáthaid bheag (english: fine needle; hour hand) [feminine], tae beag (english: high tea, afternoon tea) [masculine], tiomóid bheag (english: smaller catstail) [feminine], ulchabhán beag (english: little owl) [masculine]

Noun

IPA: /bʲɞɡ/ [Connacht, Munster], /bʲɨ̞ɡ/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Old Irish bec (“small, little”) (compare Manx beg, Scottish Gaelic beag), from Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”) (compare Breton bihan and Welsh bach, bychan). Etymology templates: {{der|ga|sga|bec|t=small, little}} Old Irish bec (“small, little”), {{cog|gv|beg}} Manx beg, {{cog|gd|beag}} Scottish Gaelic beag, {{der|ga|cel-pro|*biggos|t=small}} Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”), {{cog|br|bihan}} Breton bihan, {{cog|cy|bach}} Welsh bach, {{m|cy|bychan}} bychan Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|big|||||||nominative plural|beaganna|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} beag m (genitive singular big, nominative plural beaganna), {{ga-noun|m|big|~anna}} beag m (genitive singular big, nominative plural beaganna) Inflection templates: {{ga-decl-m1|b|eag|ig|pl=eaganna|strong=yes}}, {{ga-mut}} Forms: big [genitive, singular], beaganna [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], beag [indefinite, nominative, singular], beaganna [indefinite, nominative, plural], a bhig [indefinite, singular, vocative], a bheaganna [indefinite, plural, vocative], big [genitive, indefinite, singular], beaganna [genitive, indefinite, plural], beag [dative, indefinite, singular], beaganna [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an beag [definite, nominative, singular], na beaganna [definite, nominative, plural], an bhig [definite, genitive, singular], na mbeaganna [definite, genitive, plural], leis an mbeag [dative, definite, singular], don bheag [dative, definite, singular], leis na beaganna [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], beag [mutation, mutation-radical], bheag [lenition, mutation], mbeag [eclipsis, mutation]
  1. little; small amount Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Quantity, Size
    Sense id: en-beag-ga-noun-IlSRlcSs Disambiguation of Quantity: 1 5 1 1 1 33 46 12 Disambiguation of Size: 15 15 15 15 15 0 23 0
  2. (with copula) few Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-beag-ga-noun--pXlCAiC

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "Asia Minor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Áise Bheag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Wales",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "An Bhreatain Bheag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "sailcloth, canvas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "anairt bheag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "village, small town",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "baile beag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "small; -less; un-, in-",
      "word": "beag-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "diminutive person; little one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beagadán"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "lessen, diminish",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "beagaigh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "a little, a bit, a few",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beagán"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "almost, nearly",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "beagnach"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "lesser bilby",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bilbí beag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "ileum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caolán beag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "petticoat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cóta beag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "little auk",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "falcóg bheag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "little finger, pinkie",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "méar bheag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "side plate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pláta beag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "common seal, harbor seal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rón beag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "a little, a bit, somewhat",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "rud beag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "Indian summer, warm autumn",
      "word": "samhradh beag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "fine needle; hour hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "snáthaid bheag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "high tea, afternoon tea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tae beag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "smaller catstail",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tiomóid bheag"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "little owl",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ulchabhán beag"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "bec",
        "t": "small, little"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish bec (“small, little”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
        "2": "beg"
      },
      "expansion": "Manx beg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "beag"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic beag",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*biggos",
        "t": "small"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "bihan"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton bihan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "bach"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh bach",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "bychan"
      },
      "expansion": "bychan",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish bec (“small, little”) (compare Manx beg, Scottish Gaelic beag), from Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”) (compare Breton bihan and Welsh bach, bychan).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "big",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bige",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaga",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lú",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bheag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bheaga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bheag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bheag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bheag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bheaga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "níos lú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is lú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "beaga",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "13": "comparative",
        "14": "lú",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "genitive singular masculine",
        "4": "big",
        "5": "genitive singular feminine",
        "6": "bige",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{gsf2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "beag (genitive singular masculine big, genitive singular feminine bige, plural beaga, comparative lú)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "lú",
        "gsf": "bige",
        "gsm": "big",
        "pl": "~a"
      },
      "expansion": "beag (genitive singular masculine big, genitive singular feminine bige, plural beaga, comparative lú)",
      "name": "ga-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "b",
        "2": "eag",
        "gsf": "ige",
        "gsm": "ig",
        "irrcomp": "lú",
        "pl": "~a"
      },
      "name": "ga-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small, little"
      ],
      "id": "en-beag-ga-adj-~OPJa5AZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "size; amount; extent; degree; size; amount; extent; degree",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "small, little",
        "(size, amount, extent, degree)"
      ],
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small, little",
        "junior, lesser, minor"
      ],
      "id": "en-beag-ga-adj-bC96-xYz",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "junior",
          "junior"
        ],
        [
          "lesser",
          "lesser"
        ],
        [
          "minor",
          "minor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small, little"
      ],
      "id": "en-beag-ga-adj-~OPJa5AZ1",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "small, little",
        "(hypocoristic)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "familiar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small, little"
      ],
      "id": "en-beag-ga-adj-~OPJa5AZ1",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "deprecatory",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "small, little",
        "(deprecatory)"
      ],
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small, little"
      ],
      "id": "en-beag-ga-adj-~OPJa5AZ1",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "recent",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "small, little",
        "(of late, recent, time)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of late"
      ],
      "tags": [],
      "topics": [
        "time"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 16 3 3 3 39 13 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "There are few places that are nicer.",
          "text": "Is beag áit is deise.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "for the past few years",
          "text": "le blianta beaga anuas",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "few (with a singular noun)"
      ],
      "id": "en-beag-ga-adj-pmhSWnyM",
      "links": [
        [
          "few",
          "few"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bʲɞɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bʲɨ̞ɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "beag"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "bec",
        "t": "small, little"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish bec (“small, little”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
        "2": "beg"
      },
      "expansion": "Manx beg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "beag"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic beag",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*biggos",
        "t": "small"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "bihan"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton bihan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "bach"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh bach",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "bychan"
      },
      "expansion": "bychan",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish bec (“small, little”) (compare Manx beg, Scottish Gaelic beag), from Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”) (compare Breton bihan and Welsh bach, bychan).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "big",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaganna",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-decl-m1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a bhig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a bheaganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "big",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-decl-m1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an beag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na beaganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an bhig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na mbeaganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an mbeag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don bheag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na beaganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beag",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bheag",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbeag",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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        "mutation"
      ]
    }
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "4": "big",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "big",
        "3": "~anna"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "b",
        "2": "eag",
        "3": "ig",
        "pl": "eaganna",
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      },
      "name": "ga-decl-m1"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 5 1 1 1 33 46 12",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Quantity",
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            "Mathematics",
            "Formal sciences",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 15 15 15 15 0 23 0",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "orig": "ga:Size",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "little"
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        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "amount",
          "amount"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "few"
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        "(with copula) few"
      ],
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      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/bʲɞɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bʲɨ̞ɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "beag"
}
{
  "categories": [
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    "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Irish first-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish masculine nouns",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "ga:Quantity",
    "ga:Size"
  ],
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      "english": "Asia Minor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Áise Bheag"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wales",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "An Bhreatain Bheag"
    },
    {
      "english": "sailcloth, canvas",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "anairt bheag"
    },
    {
      "english": "village, small town",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "baile beag"
    },
    {
      "english": "small; -less; un-, in-",
      "word": "beag-"
    },
    {
      "english": "diminutive person; little one",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beagadán"
    },
    {
      "english": "lessen, diminish",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "beagaigh"
    },
    {
      "english": "a little, a bit, a few",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beagán"
    },
    {
      "english": "almost, nearly",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "beagnach"
    },
    {
      "english": "lesser bilby",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bilbí beag"
    },
    {
      "english": "ileum",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caolán beag"
    },
    {
      "english": "petticoat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cóta beag"
    },
    {
      "english": "little auk",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "falcóg bheag"
    },
    {
      "english": "little finger, pinkie",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "méar bheag"
    },
    {
      "english": "side plate",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pláta beag"
    },
    {
      "english": "common seal, harbor seal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rón beag"
    },
    {
      "english": "a little, a bit, somewhat",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ],
      "word": "rud beag"
    },
    {
      "english": "Indian summer, warm autumn",
      "word": "samhradh beag"
    },
    {
      "english": "fine needle; hour hand",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "snáthaid bheag"
    },
    {
      "english": "high tea, afternoon tea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tae beag"
    },
    {
      "english": "smaller catstail",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tiomóid bheag"
    },
    {
      "english": "little owl",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ulchabhán beag"
    }
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        "2": "sga",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
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      },
      "expansion": "Manx beg",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "bihan"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton bihan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "bach"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh bach",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "bychan"
      },
      "expansion": "bychan",
      "name": "m"
    }
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      "form": "big",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bige",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaga",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lú",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-decl-adj",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bheag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bheaga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bheag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bige",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural",
        "weak"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bheag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bheag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bheaga",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "níos lú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is lú",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "11": "",
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        "14": "lú",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "4": "big",
        "5": "genitive singular feminine",
        "6": "bige",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{gsf2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "beag (genitive singular masculine big, genitive singular feminine bige, plural beaga, comparative lú)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "lú",
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        "gsm": "big",
        "pl": "~a"
      },
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    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "b",
        "2": "eag",
        "gsf": "ige",
        "gsm": "ig",
        "irrcomp": "lú",
        "pl": "~a"
      },
      "name": "ga-decl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "small, little"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "size; amount; extent; degree; size; amount; extent; degree",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "small, little",
        "(size, amount, extent, degree)"
      ],
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small, little",
        "junior, lesser, minor"
      ],
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        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "junior",
          "junior"
        ],
        [
          "lesser",
          "lesser"
        ],
        [
          "minor",
          "minor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small, little"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "small, little",
        "(hypocoristic)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "familiar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small, little"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "deprecatory",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "small, little",
        "(deprecatory)"
      ],
      "tags": []
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small, little"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "recent",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "small, little",
        "(of late, recent, time)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of late"
      ],
      "tags": [],
      "topics": [
        "time"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "There are few places that are nicer.",
          "text": "Is beag áit is deise.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "for the past few years",
          "text": "le blianta beaga anuas",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "few (with a singular noun)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "few",
          "few"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/bʲɞɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bʲɨ̞ɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "beag"
}

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    "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Irish first-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish masculine nouns",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Irish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "ga:Quantity",
    "ga:Size"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
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      "expansion": "Manx beg",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "cy",
        "2": "bach"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh bach",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "bychan"
      },
      "expansion": "bychan",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "big",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaganna",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-decl-m1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a bhig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a bheaganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "big",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beaganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-decl-m1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an beag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na beaganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an bhig",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na mbeaganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an mbeag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don bheag",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na beaganna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beag",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bheag",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbeag",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis",
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "beaganna",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "big",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
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        "g3": "",
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        "2": "big",
        "3": "~anna"
      },
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    }
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        "3": "ig",
        "pl": "eaganna",
        "strong": "yes"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "little; small amount"
      ],
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        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "amount",
          "amount"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "few"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "few",
          "few"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with copula) few"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with copula"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bʲɞɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bʲɨ̞ɡ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "beag"
}
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  "path": [
    "beag"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
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