scamhógach

Irish

Etymology

From scamhóg (“lung”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

scamhógach (genitive singular masculine scamhógaigh, genitive singular feminine scamhógaí, plural scamhógacha, not comparable)

1. (anatomy) pulmonary (of or relating to lungs)

Declension

Declension of scamhógach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
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

• artaire scamhógach (“pulmonary artery”)
• cardascamhógach (“cardiopulmonary”, adjective)
• féith scamhógach (“pulmonary vein”)
• iasc scamhógach (“lungfish”)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scamhógach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN