smol

See also: smól, smół, and smɔ́l

English

Etymology

Eye dialect of small.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /smɔl/
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Adjective

smol (comparative smoler or smoller, superlative smolest or smollest)

  1. (Internet slang) Tiny and cute.
    • 2017 September 28, “Nope/Dope”, in The Rocky Mountain Collegian, page 8:
      Smol doggos with cute messy hair from the rain.
    • 2018 June 26, Jessica Lindsay, “Meet Otis-Woody, the dog gunning for the record of smallest pug in the UK”, in Metro:
      However, our penchant for smol puppers means lots more people are breeding these so-called teacup dogs.
    • 2018 October 25, Mindy Weisberger, “Ridiculously Tiny Baby Octopus Riding Ocean Trash Is So, So Smol”, in Live Science:
      A baby octopus the size of a pea was hitchhiking on a piece of plastic floating in the Pacific Ocean when Hawaiian researchers spotted it and scooped up the smol, smol cephalopod.
    • 2024 June 19, Bagehot, “Britain’s Conservatives are losing as they governed. Meekly”, in The Economist‎[1]:
      UwU Conservativism, and the end of smol government

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Irish

Alternative forms

Verb

smol (present analytic smolann, future analytic smolfaidh, verbal noun smoladh, past participle smolta)

  1. to blight (cause to suffer blight)

Conjugation

Conjugation of smol (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present smolaim smolann tú;
smolair† 		smolann sé, sí smolaimid; smolann muid smolann sibh smolann siad;
smolaid† 		a smolann; a smolas smoltar
past smol mé; smolas smol tú; smolais smol sé, sí smolamar; smol muid smol sibh; smolabhair smol siad; smoladar a smol smoladh
past habitual smolainn smoltá smoladh sé, sí smolaimis; smoladh muid smoladh sibh smolaidís; smoladh siad a smoladh smoltaí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future smolfaidh mé;
smolfad 		smolfaidh tú;
smolfair† 		smolfaidh sé, sí smolfaimid;
smolfaidh muid 		smolfaidh sibh smolfaidh siad;
smolfaid† 		a smolfaidh; a smolfas smolfar
conditional smolfainn smolfá smolfadh sé, sí smolfaimis; smolfadh muid smolfadh sibh smolfaidís; smolfadh siad a smolfadh smolfaí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go smola mé;
go smolad† 		go smola tú;
go smolair† 		go smola sé, sí go smolaimid;
go smola muid 		go smola sibh go smola siad;
go smolaid† 		— go smoltar
past dá smolainn dá smoltá dá smoladh sé, sí dá smolaimis;
dá smoladh muid 		dá smoladh sibh dá smolaidís;
dá smoladh siad 		— dá smoltaí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— smolaim smol smoladh sé, sí smolaimis smolaigí;
smolaidh† 		smolaidís — smoltar
past participle smolta
verbal noun smoladh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “smalaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1064; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “smol”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɔl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔl
  • Syllabification: smol

Verb

smol

  1. second-person singular imperative of smolić
    Synonym: smól

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English small.

Adjective

smol

  1. Small

Derived terms

  • smol delait
  • smol kaikai
  • smol piknini
  • smol ren
  • smol slip
  • smol sotwin
  • smol ston
  • smol wagbaut
  • smolsmol ren
  • smolsmol tok
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