xiz
Galician
noun
Definitions
- chalk a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard
Etymology
Inherited from Latin gypsum (plaster) derived from Ancient Greek γύψος (chalk, lime).
Origin
Ancient Greek
γύψος
Gloss
chalk, lime
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gypsobelum English
- gypsum English
- gypsum Latin
- Gips German
- gipsz Hungarian
- gesso Italian
- gips Dutch, Flemish
- гипс Russian
- gis Spanish, Castilian
- yeso Spanish, Castilian
- γύψινος Ancient Greek
- γύψος Ancient Greek
- giz Portuguese
- gips Swedish
- جبس Arabic
- guix Catalan, Valencian
- γύψος Greek (modern)
- gips Old High German
- yelsu Asturian
- yesso Old Spanish