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Gneis

See also: gneis and gnéis

German edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

Gneis m (strong, genitive Gneises, plural Gneise)

  1. (geology) gneiss

Declension edit

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 rare, see notes.

Descendants edit

  • English: gneiss

References edit

  1. ^ 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 edit

  • “Gneis” in Duden online
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