beggan

See also: béggan

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish becán m (“a little, small quantity”) (compare Irish beagán, Scottish Gaelic beagan); synchronically, beg (“small”) +‎ -an

Noun

beggan m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. a little bit

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
begganvegganmeggan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “becán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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