gley

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.5 References

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

• glei

[edit] Etymology

1920s, from Ukrainian глей (hlej), “‘clayey soil’”), from Proto-Slavic *glĭjĭ < *gli-jo-. Cognate of clay.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /gleı/

[edit] Noun

gley (plural gleys)

1. (soil science) A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen.

[edit] Synonyms

• gleysol, gleisol

[edit] Derived terms

• gleyed, gleied
• gleying, gleiing
• gleization

[edit] References

• “глей” in Etymolohichnyĭ Slovnyk Ukraïns′koï Movy (Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language), Mel′nychuk, O.S., 1982–2006.