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scorbut

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French scorbut. Doublet of scurvy and scorbutus.

Noun

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scorbut (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) scurvy
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References

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  • OED 2nd edition 1989

French

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Etymology

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Related to Dutch scheurbuik. See scurvy.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skɔʁ.byt/
  • IPA(key): (Canada) /skɔʁ.by/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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scorbut m (plural scorbuts)

  1. scurvy

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: escorbut
  • Ottoman Turkish: اسقوربوت (iskorbüt)
  • Romanian: scorbut

Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French scorbut.

Noun

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scorbut n (plural scorbuturi)

  1. scurvy

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative scorbut scorbutul scorbuturi scorbuturile
genitive-dative scorbut scorbutului scorbuturi scorbuturilor
vocative scorbutule scorbuturilor