kurděje

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kurděj. Compare Old Polish kurdziel. First attested in the 15th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkurɟɛjɛ]
  • Hyphenation: kur‧dě‧je

Noun

kurděje f pl

  1. scurvy (deficiency of vitamin C)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015) “kurděje”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 357

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