рентге́н
rentgénmasculine
In Russian, "x-ray" is рентге́н (rentgén). Wiktionary also lists рентгеногра́мма (rentgenográmma).
Meaning: photograph made with X-rays (noun)
Ways to say it
| Russian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| рентге́н | rentgén | masculine |
| рентгеногра́мма | rentgenográmma | feminine |
You can use рентгеноло́гия to refer to the medical field of radiology. To specify parts of the body, you can combine the words, such as рентген головы for a head x-ray or рентген ноги for a leg x-ray. When discussing a specific image or radiograph in this context, the word снимок is often used. To say someone is "having an x-ray," the phrase делать рентген is used.
Which one should you use?
While рентге́н is used in casual speech to refer to the x-ray itself, рентгеногра́мма is the precise medical term for the resulting image or radiograph.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of the technical term рентгеногра́мма is рентгеногра́ммы. In a medical context, Russians often use the verb сде́лать (to do/make) with рентге́н to mean "to undergo an x-ray procedure".
How do you pronounce it?
rentgén
Did you know?
- The Russian word рентге́н is actually a person's name, specifically the physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen. It functions as a shorthand for both the phenomenon and the machine.
- The word сни́мок is a versatile term used for x-rays, but it is also the standard word for a regular photograph taken with a camera.
- In historical Soviet contexts, medical equipment was often referred to by the brand or the inventor's name. This tradition reinforced the use of рентге́н as a noun for the machine itself, not just the radiation.
Examples in context
- Мне нужно сделать рентген ногиI need to have an x-ray of my leg
- рентгеновский снимок грудной клеткиChest x-ray
Sources
- Wiktionary, “x-ray” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
