-óg

See also: og, Og, OG, óg, òg, o. g., -og, and 'og

Irish

Alternative forms

  • -eog (used after a slender consonant)

Etymology

From Old Irish -óc (compare Scottish Gaelic -ag, Manx -ag), borrowed from Proto-Brythonic *-ọg, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos. Doublet of -ach.

Suffix

-óg f

  1. used to form diminutives of nouns, or substantive nouns out of nominal, verbal, or adjectival roots
    ciar (black) + -ógciaróg (beetle)
    leadhb (strip) + -ógleadhbóg (shred, tatter)
    milis (sweet) + -ógmilseog (dessert)
    pit (vulva, vagina) + -ógpiteog (effeminate man, sissy, queer)
    reoite (frozen) + -ógreoiteog (ice cream)
    scréach (screech) + -ógscréachóg (jay)
    straois (grin, grimace) + -ógstraoiseog (smiley, emoticon)

Declension

Derived terms

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