iskorbüt
Turkish
editEtymology
editInherited from Ottoman Turkish اسقوربوت (iskorbüt, “scurvy”), itself from French scorbut (“scurvy”).
Noun
editiskorbüt (definite accusative iskorbütü, plural iskorbütler)
- scurvy, a disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C, leading to spongy gums and loosening of the teeth
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “iskorbüt”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2220
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “iskorbüt”, in Nişanyan Sözlük