gypsum
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- gypse (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). Doublet of gesso.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK, General American) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɪp.səm/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun[edit]
gypsum (countable and uncountable, plural gypsums or gypsa)
- A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.
- 1980, Robert M. Jones, editor, Walls and Ceilings, Time-Life Books, →ISBN, page 7:
- Besides being abundant, gypsum is easily refined into a powder for plaster or formed into sheets of wallboard.
Synonyms[edit]
Hypernyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
mineral
|
|
Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2022), “Gypsum”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “gypsum”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2022.
gypsum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gypsum n (genitive gypsī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | gypsum | gypsa |
Genitive | gypsī | gypsōrum |
Dative | gypsō | gypsīs |
Accusative | gypsum | gypsa |
Ablative | gypsō | gypsīs |
Vocative | gypsum | gypsa |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “gypsum”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- “gypsum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- gypsum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “gypsum”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[2]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English doublets
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English terms with quotations
- en:Minerals
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin terms with Ecclesiastical IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin neuter nouns
- Latin second declension nouns
- Latin neuter nouns in the second declension