gypsum

== English == === Alternative forms === gypse (obsolete) === Etymology === From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος (gúpsos). Doublet of gesso. === Pronunciation === (UK, General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪp.səm/ === Noun === gypsum (countable and uncountable, plural gypsums or gypsa) A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== gypsobelum gypsobioside gypsophila, gyp gypsotrioside ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Gypsum”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database. “gypsum”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026. gypsum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek γῠ́ψος (gŭ́psos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡyp.sũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd͡ʒip.sum] === Noun === gypsum n (genitive gypsī); second declension gypsum a plaster figure ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). ==== Descendants ==== === 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[1]