gisement
French
Etymology
From
gésir
+
-ment
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ʒiz.mɑ̃/
Audio
:
(file)
Noun
gisement
m
(
plural
gisements
)
deposit
(of oil, minerals);
bed
(of coal, ore etc.)
Further reading
“
gisement
”, in
Trésor de la langue française informatisé
[
Digitized Treasury of the French Language
]
,
2012
.