gypsum
English
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Etymology
From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). Doublet of gesso.
Pronunciation
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Noun
gypsum (countable and uncountable, plural gypsums)
- A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcined, 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.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
mineral
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Gypsum”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “gypsum”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
gypsum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈɡyp.sum/, [ˈɡʏps̠ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒip.sum/, [ˈd͡ʒipsum]
Noun
gypsum n (genitive gypsī); second declension
Declension
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
- Asturian: yelsu, xiz
- Catalan: guix
- Danish: gips
- Dutch: gips
- English: gypsum (borrowing), gesso
- French: gypse
- Friulian: ges
- Galician: xeso, xiz
- German: Gyps, Gips
- Italian: gesso
- Norwegian: gips
- Polish: gips
- Portuguese: giz, gesso, gipso (borrowing)
- Russian: гипс (gips)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Sicilian: jissu, ghissu, gissu
- Spanish: gis, yeso
- Venetian: xeso, ges
References
- “gypsum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, 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]
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