plâtre

Etymology

From emplâtre, from Latin emplastrum, from Ancient Greek εμπλαστρον (emplastron, “daub; salve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɑtʁ/
• Rhymes: -ɑtʁ
• Homophone: plâtres

Noun

plâtre m (plural plâtres)

1. plaster, plaster of Paris (the building material)
2. plaster, cast (supportive and immobilising device)

Verb

plâtre

1. first-person singular present indicative of plâtrer
2. third-person singular present indicative of plâtrer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of plâtrer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of plâtrer
5. second-person singular imperative of plâtrer

Further reading

• “plâtre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).