scamhóg

Irish

Alternative forms

• scamhán (Ulster)
• scamóg

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, 2013–2024