Gneis

See also: gneis, gnéis, and gneiss

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡnaɪ̯s]
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Rhymes: -aɪ̯s

Noun

Gneis m (genitive Gneises, plural Gneise)

(geology) gneiss

Declension

Declension of Gneis

	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

Further reading

Gneis in Duden online

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