Gneis

See also: gneis and gnéis

German

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡnaɪ̯s]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯s

Noun

Gneis m (strong, genitive Gneises, plural Gneise)

1. (geology) gneiss

Declension

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

• English: gneiss

Further reading

• “Gneis” in Duden online