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