"bec" meaning in Old Irish

See bec in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbʲeɡ/
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*biggos|t=small}} Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”) Head templates: {{head|sga|adjective|||comparative|lugu|||head=}} bec (comparative lugu), {{sga-adj|comp=lugu}} bec (comparative lugu) Inflection templates: {{sga-decl-adj-o-a|apm=bicu|dsm=biuc|gsm=bic}}, {{sga-decl-adj-table|acc_f_sg=bic|acc_m_pl=bicu beca†|acc_m_sg=bec|dat_f_sg=bic|dat_m_sg=biuc|dat_n_sg=biuc|dat_pl=becaib|gen_f_sg=bice|gen_m_sg=bic|gen_n_sg=bic|gen_pl=bec|info=o/ā-stem|nom_f_sg=bec|nom_fn_pl=beca|nom_m_pl=bic|nom_m_sg=bec|nom_n_sg=bec|notes=*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized|voc_m_pl=bicu beca†|voc_m_sg=bic* bec**}} Forms: lugu [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], bec [masculine, nominative, singular], bec [feminine, nominative, singular], bec [neuter, nominative, singular], bic [masculine, singular, vocative], bec [masculine, singular, vocative], bec [feminine, singular, vocative], bec [neuter, singular, vocative], bec [accusative, masculine, singular], bic [accusative, feminine, singular], bec [accusative, neuter, singular], bic [genitive, masculine, singular], bice [feminine, genitive, singular], bic [genitive, neuter, singular], biuc [dative, masculine, singular], bic [dative, feminine, singular], biuc [dative, neuter, singular], bic [masculine, nominative, plural], beca [feminine, neuter, nominative, plural], bicu [masculine, plural, vocative], beca [masculine, plural, vocative], beca [feminine, neuter, plural, vocative], bicu [accusative, masculine, plural], beca [accusative, masculine, plural], beca [accusative, feminine, neuter, plural], bec [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], becaib [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural]
  1. small Derived forms: Beccán
    Sense id: en-bec-sga-adj-gduOu7vG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: becc

Adverb

IPA: /ˈbʲeɡ/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], bec [mutation, mutation-radical], bec [mutation, mutation-nasal], mbec [mutation]
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sga|cel-pro|*biggos|t=small}} Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”) Head templates: {{head|sga|adverb}} bec Inflection templates: {{sga-mutation|b|ec}}
  1. almost
    Sense id: en-bec-sga-adv-lgLuyMoa Categories (other): Old Irish entries with incorrect language header, Old Irish entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Old Irish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: becc

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for bec meaning in Old Irish (6.0kB)

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ga",
            "2": "beag"
          },
          "expansion": "Irish: beag",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Irish: beag"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gv",
            "2": "beg"
          },
          "expansion": "Manx: beg",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Manx: beg"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gd",
            "2": "beag"
          },
          "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic: beag",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scottish Gaelic: beag"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*biggos",
        "t": "small"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lugu",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-decl-adj-o-a",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "o/ā-stem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bic",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bic",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bic",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bice",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bic",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biuc",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bic",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biuc",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bic",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beca",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bicu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beca",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beca",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bicu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beca",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beca",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "becaib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "comparative",
        "6": "lugu",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bec (comparative lugu)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "lugu"
      },
      "expansion": "bec (comparative lugu)",
      "name": "sga-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "apm": "bicu",
        "dsm": "biuc",
        "gsm": "bic"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-adj-o-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "acc_f_sg": "bic",
        "acc_m_pl": "bicu\nbeca†",
        "acc_m_sg": "bec",
        "dat_f_sg": "bic",
        "dat_m_sg": "biuc",
        "dat_n_sg": "biuc",
        "dat_pl": "becaib",
        "gen_f_sg": "bice",
        "gen_m_sg": "bic",
        "gen_n_sg": "bic",
        "gen_pl": "bec",
        "info": "o/ā-stem",
        "nom_f_sg": "bec",
        "nom_fn_pl": "beca",
        "nom_m_pl": "bic",
        "nom_m_sg": "bec",
        "nom_n_sg": "bec",
        "notes": "*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative\n**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative\n† not when substantivized",
        "voc_m_pl": "bicu\nbeca†",
        "voc_m_sg": "bic*\nbec**"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-adj-table"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Beccán"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "small"
      ],
      "id": "en-bec-sga-adj-gduOu7vG",
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʲeɡ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "becc"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bec"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*biggos",
        "t": "small"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-nasal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbec",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "bec",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "b",
        "2": "ec"
      },
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 94",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Irish entries with language name categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "i.e. that is, it has almost cast me into despair.",
          "text": ".i. bec nacham·ralae i nderchoíniud ón",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "almost"
      ],
      "id": "en-bec-sga-adv-lgLuyMoa"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʲeɡ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "becc"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bec"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old Irish adjectives",
    "Old Irish adverbs",
    "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Irish entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "Old Irish lemmas",
    "Old Irish o/ā-stem adjectives",
    "Old Irish suppletive adjectives",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Beccán"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Irish: beag",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Irish: beag"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gv",
            "2": "beg"
          },
          "expansion": "Manx: beg",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Manx: beg"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gd",
            "2": "beag"
          },
          "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic: beag",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scottish Gaelic: beag"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lugu",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-decl-adj-o-a",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "o/ā-stem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bic",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bic",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bic",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bice",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bic",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biuc",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bic",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "biuc",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bic",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beca",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bicu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beca",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beca",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bicu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beca",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beca",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "becaib",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "comparative",
        "6": "lugu",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bec (comparative lugu)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "comp": "lugu"
      },
      "expansion": "bec (comparative lugu)",
      "name": "sga-adj"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "apm": "bicu",
        "dsm": "biuc",
        "gsm": "bic"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-adj-o-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "acc_f_sg": "bic",
        "acc_m_pl": "bicu\nbeca†",
        "acc_m_sg": "bec",
        "dat_f_sg": "bic",
        "dat_m_sg": "biuc",
        "dat_n_sg": "biuc",
        "dat_pl": "becaib",
        "gen_f_sg": "bice",
        "gen_m_sg": "bic",
        "gen_n_sg": "bic",
        "gen_pl": "bec",
        "info": "o/ā-stem",
        "nom_f_sg": "bec",
        "nom_fn_pl": "beca",
        "nom_m_pl": "bic",
        "nom_m_sg": "bec",
        "nom_n_sg": "bec",
        "notes": "*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative\n**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative\n† not when substantivized",
        "voc_m_pl": "bicu\nbeca†",
        "voc_m_sg": "bic*\nbec**"
      },
      "name": "sga-decl-adj-table"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "small"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʲeɡ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "becc"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bec"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Old Irish adjectives",
    "Old Irish adverbs",
    "Old Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Irish entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "Old Irish lemmas",
    "Old Irish o/ā-stem adjectives",
    "Old Irish suppletive adjectives",
    "Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*biggos",
        "t": "small"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sga-mutation",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bec",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-nasal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbec",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "bec",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "b",
        "2": "ec"
      },
      "name": "sga-mutation"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Irish",
  "lang_code": "sga",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Irish terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "i.e. that is, it has almost cast me into despair.",
          "text": ".i. bec nacham·ralae i nderchoíniud ón",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "almost"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbʲeɡ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "becc"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bec"
}

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