scamhóg

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

scamhóg f (genitive singular scamhóige, nominative plural scamhóga)

  1. lung

Declension

Declension of scamhóg (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative scamhóg scamhóga
vocative a scamhóg a scamhóga
genitive scamhóige scamhóg
dative scamhóg
scamhóig (archaic, dialectal) 		scamhóga
forms with the definite article
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”)

References

  1. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 368, page 115; reprinted 1988
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 529, page 98
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 415, page 136

Further reading

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