gypse

gypse

See also: gypsé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French gypse.

Noun

gypse

  1. Obsolete form of gypsum.
    • 1745, Richard Pococke, A Description of the East:
      The soil of Cyprus is for the most part rocky; there are in it many entire hills of talc or gypse […]

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒips/
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Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Pre-Greekder.
Ancient Greek γῠ́ψος (gŭ́psos)bor.
Latin gypsumlbor.
French gypse

    Learned borrowing from Latin gypsum.

    Noun

    gypse m (plural gypses)

    1. (mineralogy) gypsum

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    gypse

    1. inflection of gypser:
      1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
      2. second-person singular imperative

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