scheurbuik

Dutch

Etymology

Folk-etymological compound of scheur +‎ buik, from older schoorbuik. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxøːr.bœy̯k/

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• Hyphenation: scheur‧buik

Noun

scheurbuik m or n (uncountable)

1. scurvy

   Synonyms: scorbuut, blauwschuit

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skeurbuik
• → West Frisian: skuorbûk (calque)
• → Latin: scorbutus
  • → German: Skorbut
    • → Hungarian: skorbut
    • → Serbo-Croatian: skorbut
  • → Polish: szkorbut

Further reading

• “scheurbuik” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
• scheurbuik on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl