gley
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
1920s, from Ukrainian глей (hlej, “clayey soil”), from Proto-Slavic *glĭjĭ, from *gli-jo-. Cognate of clay.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɡleɪ/
Noun [edit]
gley (plural gleys)
- (soil science) A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen.
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References [edit]
- “глей” in Etymolohichnyĭ Slovnyk Ukraïnsʼkoï Movy (Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language), O.S. Melʼnychuk, 1982–2006.
Scots [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ɡləi/
Verb [edit]
tae gley (third-person singular simple present gleys, present participle gleyin, simple past gleyed, past participle gleyed)
- to squint
