gneis
See also: Gneis and gnéis
Afrikaans
Etymology
Borrowed from German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist (“spark”), Old High German gneisto (“spark”).
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
gneis (plural gneise)
- (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/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: gneis
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯s
Noun
gneis n or m (plural gneisen)
- gneiss
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German Gneis.
Noun
gneis m (definite singular gneisen, indefinite plural gneiser, definite plural gneisene)
- (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)
- (geology) gneiss (type of rock)
References
- “gneis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Spanish
Etymology
From German Gneis.
Noun
gneis m (plural gneises)
- gneiss
Further reading
- “gneis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014