scamhóg

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish scam (“(pair of) lungs”) +‎ -óg.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠkəˈvˠoːɡ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠkawoːɡ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠkawɔɡ/

Noun

scamhóg f (genitive singular scamhóige, nominative plural scamhóga)

  1. (anatomy) lung

Declension
Declension of scamhóg

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative scamhóg scamhóga
Vocative a scamhóg a scamhóga
Genitive scamhóige scamhóg
Dative scamhóg
scamhóig (archaic, dialectal)		 scamhóga

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an scamhóg na scamhóga
Genitive na scamhóige na scamhóg
Dative leis an scamhóg
leis an scamhóig (archaic, dialectal)

don scamhóg
don scamhóig (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na scamhóga

Derived terms
  • 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
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “scamhóg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “lung”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2023
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