iskorbüt
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Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اسقوربوت (iskorbüt, “scurvy”), itself from French scorbut (“scurvy”).
Noun
[edit]iskorbüt (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
[edit]Further 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