scamhóg

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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)

(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

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