цинга

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

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨnˈɡa]

Noun

цинга́ • (cingá) f inan (genitive цинги́, uncountable)

1. (pathology) scurvy (deficiency of vitamin C)

   Synonym: скорбу́т (skorbút)

Declension

Declension of цинга́ (inan sg-only fem-form velar-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	цинга́ cingá
genitive	цинги́ cingí
dative	цинге́ cingé
accusative	цингу́ cingú
instrumental	цинго́й, цинго́ю cingój, cingóju
prepositional	цинге́ cingé

Related terms

• цинго́тный (cingótnyj)

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, volumes 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