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Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English scurvy, French scorbut, German Skorbut, ultimately from Medieval Latin scorbūtus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʂkɔr.but/
- Rhymes: -ɔrbut
- Syllabification: szkor‧but
Noun
szkorbut m inan
- (pathology) scurvy
- Synonyms: cynga, gnilec
Declension
Further reading
- szkorbut in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- szkorbut in Polish dictionaries at PWN