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)

  1. (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
  • цинго́тный (cingótnyj)

Descendants
  • → Armenian: ցինգա (cʻinga)
  • → Kildin Sami: цыӈӈьк (cyŋŋ’k)
  • → Polish: cynga
  • → Skolt Sami: câʹǧǧ

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