gneis

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See also: Gneis and gnéis

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist (“spark”), Old High German gneisto (“spark”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

gneis (plural gneise)

  1. (geology) gneiss

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

From German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist (“spark”), from Old High German gneisto.

Pronunciation

Noun

gneis n or m (plural gneisen)

  1. gneiss

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From German Gneis.

Noun

gneis m (definite singular gneisen, indefinite plural gneiser, definite plural gneisene)

  1. (geology) gneiss (type of rock)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From German Gneis.

Noun

gneis m (definite singular gneisen, indefinite plural gneisar, definite plural gneisane)

  1. (geology) gneiss (type of rock)

References

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Gneis.

Noun

gneis m (plural gneises)

  1. gneiss

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