Noun
gesso (usually uncountable, plural gessos or gessoes)
- A mixture of plaster of Paris and glue used to prepare a surface for painting.
- 1994, Timothy Noad, Patricia Seligman, The Illuminated Alphabet, The Quarto Group (Chartwell Books), 2017, page 27,
- The combination of leaf gold and gesso is almost miraculous. No photographic reproduction can adequately show the brilliant effect of raised gesso.
1999, Altoon Sultan, The Luminous Brush, Watson-Guptill, page 37:To make the gesso, you need a chalk and a glue. During the Renaissance, gesso was made with gypsum, which is calcium sulphate. Terra Alba, available from art suppliers today, is a natural gypsum that makes a bright white gesso.
- 2007, Robin Cormack, Icons, The British Museum Press, Harvard University Press, page 33,
- The idea was that this would serve as a binder for the layer of gesso or at least might help to prevent the painting from instantly cracking apart if the wood split at any time.
- A work of art done in gesso.
Usage notes
- Confusion arises from the fact that the Italian gesso is often translated as chalk, which in English is ambiguous and can be interpreted either as the mineral calcium carbonate or, in a more faithful translation, as calcium sulfate (gypsum; the "chalk" used to mark blackboards). In fact, both materials appear to have been used, historically.
- In 1955, a water-based acrylic gesso was developed comprised of calcium carbonate, the pigment titanium white (titanium dioxide) and an acrylic polymer medium. Modern acrylic gessos come in a variety of materials and mixtures, including coloured pigments, combined with the acrylic polymer base.
Derived terms
- gesso duro
- gesso grosso (“rough first layer of gesso”)
- gesso sottile (“finer second or subsequent layer”)
Translations
mixture of plaster of Paris and glue
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡesːo/, [ˈɡe̞s̠ːo̞]
- Rhymes: -esːo
- Syllabification(key): ges‧so
Noun
gesso
- gesso (mixture of plaster of Paris and glue)
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of gesso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) |
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gessot |
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gessojen |
partitive |
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gessoja |
illative |
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gessoihin |
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gesso |
gessot |
gen. |
gesson |
genitive |
gesson |
gessojen |
partitive |
gessoa |
gessoja |
inessive |
gessossa |
gessoissa |
elative |
gessosta |
gessoista |
illative |
gessoon |
gessoihin |
adessive |
gessolla |
gessoilla |
ablative |
gessolta |
gessoilta |
allative |
gessolle |
gessoille |
essive |
gessona |
gessoina |
translative |
gessoksi |
gessoiksi |
abessive |
gessotta |
gessoitta |
instructive |
— |
gessoin |
comitative |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
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gessoni |
gessoni |
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nom. |
gessoni |
gessoni |
gen. |
gessoni |
genitive |
gessoni |
gessojeni |
partitive |
gessoani |
gessojani |
inessive |
gessossani |
gessoissani |
elative |
gessostani |
gessoistani |
illative |
gessooni |
gessoihini |
adessive |
gessollani |
gessoillani |
ablative |
gessoltani |
gessoiltani |
allative |
gessolleni |
gessoilleni |
essive |
gessonani |
gessoinani |
translative |
gessokseni |
gessoikseni |
abessive |
gessottani |
gessoittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | gessoineni |
second-person singular possessor |
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plural |
nominative |
gessosi |
gessosi |
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gessosi |
gessosi |
gen. |
gessosi |
genitive |
gessosi |
gessojesi |
partitive |
gessoasi |
gessojasi |
inessive |
gessossasi |
gessoissasi |
elative |
gessostasi |
gessoistasi |
illative |
gessoosi |
gessoihisi |
adessive |
gessollasi |
gessoillasi |
ablative |
gessoltasi |
gessoiltasi |
allative |
gessollesi |
gessoillesi |
essive |
gessonasi |
gessoinasi |
translative |
gessoksesi |
gessoiksesi |
abessive |
gessottasi |
gessoittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | gessoinesi |
first-person plural possessor |
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plural |
nominative |
gessomme |
gessomme |
accusative |
nom. |
gessomme |
gessomme |
gen. |
gessomme |
genitive |
gessomme |
gessojemme |
partitive |
gessoamme |
gessojamme |
inessive |
gessossamme |
gessoissamme |
elative |
gessostamme |
gessoistamme |
illative |
gessoomme |
gessoihimme |
adessive |
gessollamme |
gessoillamme |
ablative |
gessoltamme |
gessoiltamme |
allative |
gessollemme |
gessoillemme |
essive |
gessonamme |
gessoinamme |
translative |
gessoksemme |
gessoiksemme |
abessive |
gessottamme |
gessoittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | gessoinemme |
second-person plural possessor |
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plural |
nominative |
gessonne |
gessonne |
accusative |
nom. |
gessonne |
gessonne |
gen. |
gessonne |
genitive |
gessonne |
gessojenne |
partitive |
gessoanne |
gessojanne |
inessive |
gessossanne |
gessoissanne |
elative |
gessostanne |
gessoistanne |
illative |
gessoonne |
gessoihinne |
adessive |
gessollanne |
gessoillanne |
ablative |
gessoltanne |
gessoiltanne |
allative |
gessollenne |
gessoillenne |
essive |
gessonanne |
gessoinanne |
translative |
gessoksenne |
gessoiksenne |
abessive |
gessottanne |
gessoittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | gessoinenne |
third-person possessor |
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
gessonsa |
gessonsa |
accusative |
nom. |
gessonsa |
gessonsa |
gen. |
gessonsa |
genitive |
gessonsa |
gessojensa |
partitive |
gessoaan gessoansa |
gessojaan gessojansa |
inessive |
gessossaan gessossansa |
gessoissaan gessoissansa |
elative |
gessostaan gessostansa |
gessoistaan gessoistansa |
illative |
gessoonsa |
gessoihinsa |
adessive |
gessollaan gessollansa |
gessoillaan gessoillansa |
ablative |
gessoltaan gessoltansa |
gessoiltaan gessoiltansa |
allative |
gessolleen gessollensa |
gessoilleen gessoillensa |
essive |
gessonaan gessonansa |
gessoinaan gessoinansa |
translative |
gessokseen gessoksensa |
gessoikseen gessoiksensa |
abessive |
gessottaan gessottansa |
gessoittaan gessoittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | gessoineen gessoinensa |
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