rud beag

Irish

Etymology

Literally “small thing”.

Pronunciation

Adverb

rud beag

  1. a little, a bit, somewhat
    Bhí mo dhá chois rud beag tinn.
    My feet were a little sore.

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rˠut̪ˠ pek/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /rˠut̪ˠ pɤk/

Adverb

rud beag

  1. a little bit, somewhat
    tha mi a’ faireachdainn rud beag nas fheàrrI'm feeling a wee bit better