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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist, from Old High German gneisto, from Proto-Germanic *gahnaistô, from *ga- + *hnaistô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡnɛjs/
- Rhymes: -ɛjs
- Syllabification: gnejs
Noun
gnejs m inan
- (geology) gneiss
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- gnejs in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Noun
gnejs c
- (geology) gneiss
Declension