gneis

See also: Gneis and gnéis

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist (“spark”), Old High German gneisto (“spark”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

gneis (plural gneise)

1. (geology) gneiss

Derived terms

• gneisagtig
• gneisbank
• gneisgebied
• gneisstruktuur

Dutch

Etymology

From German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist (“spark”), from Old High German gneisto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣnɛi̯s/

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• Hyphenation: gneis
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯s

Noun

gneis n or m (plural gneisen)

1. gneiss

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Gneis.

Noun

gneis m (definite singular gneisen, indefinite plural gneiser, definite plural gneisene)

1. (geology) gneiss (type of rock)

References

• “gneis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “gneis” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Gneis.

Noun

gneis m (definite singular gneisen, indefinite plural gneisar, definite plural gneisane)

1. (geology) gneiss (type of rock)

References

• “gneis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gneis.

Noun

gneis m (plural gneises)

1. gneiss

Further reading

• “gneis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014