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Irish
Proper noun
An Béar Beag m (genitive an Bhéir Bhig)
- (astronomy) Ursa Minor
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Béar Beag”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Béar Beag”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Béar Beag”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025