Gneis

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See also: gneis, gnéis, and gneiss

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German gneist (“spark”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German gneisto (“spark”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡnaɪ̯s]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯s

Noun

Gneis m (genitive Gneises, plural Gneise)

  1. (geology) gneiss

Declension

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Descendants

  • English: gneiss

Further reading

  • “Gneis” in Duden online
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