straoiseog

Irish

Etymology

From straois (“grin, grimace”) +‎ -óg. Calque of English smiley.

Noun

straoiseog f (genitive singular straoiseoige, nominative plural straoiseoga)

  1. (Internet) emoticon, smiley

Declension

Declension of straoiseog (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative straoiseog straoiseoga
vocative a straoiseog a straoiseoga
genitive straoiseoige straoiseog
dative straoiseog
straoiseoig (archaic, dialectal) 		straoiseoga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an straoiseog na straoiseoga
genitive na straoiseoige na straoiseog
dative leis an straoiseog
leis an straoiseoig (archaic, dialectal)
don straoiseog
don straoiseoig (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na straoiseoga

Further reading

  • “straoiseog”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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