рентген

Russian

Alternative forms

  • рёнтге́н (rjontgén)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Röntgen, eponym for Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rʲɪnˈɡʲen]

Noun

рентге́н • (rentgénm inan (genitive рентге́на, nominative plural рентге́ны, genitive plural рентге́нов, relational adjective рентге́новский)

  1. (medicine) X-ray (short wavelength electromagnetic radiation or photograph made with X-rays)
  2. (physics) röntgen (roentgen) (a unit of exposure to ionizing radiation)

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: ռենտգեն (ṙentgen)
  • Georgian: რენტგენი (renṭgeni)
  • Yakut: эрэнгиэн (erengien)