scamhóg
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish scam (“(pair of) lungs”) + -óg.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editscamhóg f (genitive singular scamhóige, nominative plural scamhóga)
Declension
editDeclension of scamhóg
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- aicíd na scamhóg (“pneumonia”)
- ailse scamhóg (“lung cancer”)
- comhla scamhóige (“pulmonary valve”)
- créachta scamhóg (“pulmonary tuberculosis”)
- eambólacht scamhóige (“pulmonary embolism”)
- galar scamhóige (“pulmonary disease”)
- scamhóg dhubh (“black lung”)
- scamhóg iarainn (“iron lung”)
- scamhóga (“lights”)
- scamhógach (“pulmonary”, adjective)
- seargadh na scamhóg (“pulmonary consumption”)
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scamhóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “lung”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024