scorbut
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French scorbut. Doublet of scurvy and scorbutus.
Noun edit
scorbut (uncountable)
Related terms edit
References edit
- OED 2nd edition 1989
French edit
Etymology edit
Related to Dutch scheurbuik. See scurvy.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
scorbut m (plural scorbuts)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “scorbut”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
scorbut n (plural scorbuturi)
Declension edit
Declension of scorbut
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) scorbut | scorbutul | (niște) scorbuturi | scorbuturile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) scorbut | scorbutului | (unor) scorbuturi | scorbuturilor |
| vocative | scorbutule | scorbuturilor | ||