beag-

== Irish == === Etymology === From beag (“little, small; few”, adjective). === Prefix === beag- small ‎beag- + ‎méid (“amount, quantity, extent, degree, number”) → ‎beagmhéid (“smallness”) -less ‎beag- + ‎cúiteamh (“recompense, compensation”) → ‎beagchúiteamh (“thanklessness”) un-, in- ‎beag- + ‎cainteach (“talkative; chatty”) → ‎beagchainteach (“silent, taciturn”) ‎beag- + ‎eaglach (“fearful, afraid; apprehensive, timid”) → ‎beageaglach (“fearless”) ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “beag-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN