Irish

Alternative forms

• -eog (used after a slender consonant)

Suffix

-óg f

1. used to form diminutives of nouns, or substantive nouns out of nominal, verbal, or adjectival roots

   ciar ‎(“black”) → ciaróg ‎(“beetle”)

   leadhb ‎(“strip”) → leadhbóg ‎(“shred, tatter”)

   milis ‎(“sweet”) → milseog ‎(“dessert”)

   reoite ‎(“frozen”) → reoiteog ‎(“ice cream”)

   scréach ‎(“screech”) → scréachóg ‎(“jay”)

   straois ‎(“grin, grimace”) → straoiseog ‎(“smiley, emoticon”)

Derived terms