scamhógach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From scamhóg (“lung”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
[edit]scamhógach (genitive singular masculine scamhógaigh, genitive singular feminine scamhógaí, plural scamhógacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of scamhógach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | scamhógach | scamhógach | scamhógacha | |
Vocative | scamhógaigh | scamhógacha | ||
Genitive | scamhógaí | scamhógacha | scamhógach | |
Dative | scamhógach | scamhógach; scamhógaigh (archaic) |
scamhógacha | |
Comparative | níos scamhógaí | |||
Superlative | is scamhógaí |
Derived terms
[edit]- artaire scamhógach (“pulmonary artery”)
- cardascamhógach (“cardiopulmonary”, adjective)
- féith scamhógach (“pulmonary vein”)
- iasc scamhógach (“lungfish”)
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scamhógach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN