Rentgenového

Rentgenového is a genitive singular form of the Czech adjective rentgenový, meaning X-ray or X-ray-related. It is used to describe masculine inanimate or neuter nouns in the genitive case, for example in phrases like rentgenového záření (X-ray radiation) or přístroj rentgenového typu (an X-ray–type device).

Etymology and meaning: The root rentgen comes from the term X-ray, named after the physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. The adjective rentgenový is formed with the usual Czech -ový ending and is used to classify things related to X-rays, such as equipment, procedures, or phenomena.

Morphology and usage: In Czech, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in gender, number, and case. Rentgenového signals genitive singular for masculine inanimate and neuter nouns. For feminine nouns in genitive singular, the corresponding form is typically rentgenové, while other cases and forms follow standard adjective declension patterns. The phrase rentgenového vyšetření, for example, means “of an X-ray examination.”

Typical contexts: The term appears in medical and technical language, including phrases describing radiation, devices, and imaging methods. Examples include dávka rentgenového záření (the dose of X-ray radiation), úroveň rentgenového záření, or přístroj rentgenového typu (an X-ray-type device).

See also: rentgen, rentgenový, záření, tomografie. The word rentgenového functions as a grammatical variant of rentgenový used to form grammatically correct phrases in Czech, especially in contexts involving genitive constructions and masculine inanimate or neuter nouns.