цинга

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Russian цынга (cynga), цѣнга (cěnga), both att. 1608, further origin uncertain. Perhaps from rare Old Polish dzięgna (stomatitis) (att. in 15th-16th cc.).

Pronunciation

Noun

цинга́ (cingáf inan (genitive цинги́, uncountable)

  1. (pathology) scurvy (deficiency of vitamin C)
    Synonym: скорбу́т (skorbút)

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: ցինգա (cʻinga)
  • Kildin Sami: цыӈӈьк (cyŋŋ’k)
  • Polish: cynga
  • Skolt Sami: câʹǧǧ

Further reading

  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “цинга”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 370
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “цынга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress