X-gha

Irish

Etymology

Calque of English X-ray, itself a calque of German X-Strahl.

Noun

X-gha m (genitive singular X-gha, nominative plural X-ghathanna)

X-ray

Declension

Declension of X-gha (fourth declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	X-gha	X-ghathanna
vocative	a X-gha	a X-ghathanna
genitive	X-gha	X-ghathanna
dative	X-gha	X-ghathanna

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an X-gha	na X-ghathanna
genitive	an X-gha	na X-ghathanna
dative	leis an X-gha don X-gha	leis na X-ghathanna

Derived terms

X-ghathach (“X-ray”, adjective)
X-ghathaigh (“X-ray”, verb)

Related terms

X-ghathú m (“X-ray (photograph)”)
X-radaíocht f (“X-ray radiation, X-radiation”)

Further reading

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