jissu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• ghissu
• issu (eye dialect, misspelled)

Etymology

From Latin gypsum. Compare Italian gesso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjis.su/
• Hyphenation: jìs‧su

Noun

jissu m (plural jissa)

1. gypsum
2. something made from gypsum
3. chalk

Derived terms

• gnissari
• gnissatu
• njissari
• njissatu

 

Related terms

• brecciu
• cauci
• caucina
• cimentu
• ntònacu
• petra janca
• petra nìgura

 

See also

• blucchettu
• massu
• minirali
• muratura
• muraturi
• muru
• pariti
• petra
• scurtura
• timpa

 

References

• Traina, Antonino (1868) “jissu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2172
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “gypsum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 357