noun · neutersecond declension
gypsum
gypsum n (genitive gypsī)
Classical[ˈɡyp.sũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒip.sum]
Meaning
- neutergypsum
- neutera plaster figure
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gypsum | gypsa |
| genitive | gypsī | gypsōrum |
| dative | gypsō | gypsīs |
| accusative | gypsum | gypsa |
| ablative | gypsō | gypsīs |
| vocative | gypsum | gypsa |
gypsum, i, n., = γύψος,
I. white lime plaster, gypsum.
I. Lit., Plin. 36, 24, 59, § 182; 14, 19, 24, § 120; 20, 9, 39, § 98; Col. 12, 20, 8; Cato, R. R. 39, 1 al.—
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
gypsum ī, n
, γύψσος, white lime plaster gypsum: Chrysippi, plaster images, Iu.
Origins
Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek γῠ́ψος (gŭ́psos)bor. Latin gypsum Borrowed from Ancient Greek γῠ́ψος (gŭ́psos).
Descendants
- Catalanguix
- Occitangeis
- Italiangesso
- Englishgessofrom Italian gesso
- Portuguesegiz
- Portuguesegesso
- Spanishgis
- Spanishyeso
- Englishgypsum
- Frenchgypse
In English words that came into English from gypsum
- gypsumgypsum