Noun
der Gips
Pronunciation: /ɡɪps/
plaster (the material); plaster cast
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plural Gipse
Meanings
Noun
- plaster (the material); plaster cast
- gypsum
Example sentence
Sie hat den Arm in Gips.
She has her arm in a cast.
Word forms
singular
der Gips
plural
die Gipse
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Gips
Accusativeden Gips
Dativedem Gips
Genitivedes Gipses
Plural
Nominativedie Gipse
Accusativedie Gipse
Dativeden Gipsen
Genitiveder Gipse
Usage
- eine Form aus Gips — a plaster mould; aus names the material
- den Arm in Gips haben — have one's arm in a plaster cast; a common fixed expression
Die Kinder gossen kleine Figuren aus Gips.
The children cast small figures in plaster.