Gneis
See also: gneis and gnéis
German
Etymology
From Middle High German gneist (“spark”), from Old High German gneisto (“spark”), from Proto-Germanic *gahnaistô (“spark”), from *ga- + *hnaistô (“spark”), perhaps from the ultimate source of knistern (“to crackle”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡnaɪ̯s]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯s
Noun
Gneis m (strong, genitive Gneises, plural Gneise)
- (geology) gneiss
Declension
Declension of Gneis [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Gneis | die | Gneise |
| genitive | eines | des | Gneises | der | Gneise |
| dative | einem | dem | Gneis, Gneise1 | den | Gneisen |
| accusative | einen | den | Gneis | die | Gneise |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Descendants
- English: gneiss
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “gnaistan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 183
Further reading
- “Gneis” in Duden online