different between gypsum vs gable

English

Alternative forms

• gypse (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek ????? (gúpsos). Doublet of gesso.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General American) IPA^(key): /?d??ps?m/

Noun

gypsum (countable and uncountable, plural gypsums or gypsa)

1. A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.

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Related terms

• gypsobelum
• gypsobioside
• gypsophila, gyp
• gypsotrioside

Translations

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Gypsum”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
• “gypsum”, in Mindat.org?^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.
• gypsum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ????? (gúpsos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /??yp.sum/, [???ps????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?d??ip.sum/, [?d??ipsum]

Noun

gypsum n (genitive gyps?); second declension

1. gypsum
2. 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?^[2]

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?.b?l/
• Rhymes: -e?b?l

Etymology 1

The southern English term gable probably came from Old French gable (compare modern French gâble), from Old Norse gafl. The northern form gavel is perhaps also akin to Old Norse gafl, masculine, of the same meaning (confer Swedish gavel, Danish gavl). See gafl for more etymology information.

Noun

gable (plural gables)

1. (architecture) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• pediment
• peaked roof
• pitched roof

Etymology 2

Noun

gable (plural gables)

1. A cable.

Anagrams

• Gebal, bagel, gabel, galbe, gleba

German

Verb

gable

1. inflection of gabeln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative