gościec

Polish

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gościec

Etymology

From gość (“guest”) +‎ -ec, stemming from the superstition that if the disease is treated "like a guest" it might leave its host seeking an even better reception elsewhere.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔɕ.t͡ɕɛt͡s/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɔɕt͡ɕɛt͡s
Syllabification: goś‧ciec

Noun

gościec m inan

(pathology) rheumatism, especially rheumatoid arthritis
Synonym: reumatyzm

Declension

Declension of gościec

	singular
nominative	gościec
genitive	gośćca
dative	gośćcowi
accusative	gościec
instrumental	gośćcem
locative	gośćcu
vocative	gośćcu

Derived terms

adjective

gośćcowy

References

^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “gościec”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)