X-gha

Irish

Etymology

Calque of English X-ray, itself a calque of German X-Strahl.

Noun

X-gha m (genitive singular X-gha, nominative plural X-ghathanna)

1. X-ray

Declension

Declension of X-gha (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative X-gha X-ghathanna vocative a X-gha a X-ghathanna genitive X-gha X-ghathanna dative X-gha X-ghathanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an X-gha na X-ghathanna genitive an X-gha na X-ghathanna dative leis an X-gha don X-gha leis na X-ghathanna

Derived terms

• X-ghathach (“X-ray”, adjective)
• X-ghathaigh (“X-ray”, verb)

Related terms

• X-ghathú m (“X-ray (photograph)”)
• X-radaíocht f (“X-ray radiation, X-radiation”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “X-gha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “X-gha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025