gnejs

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): /ˈɡnɛjs/

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• Rhymes: -ɛjs
• Syllabification: gnejs

Noun

gnejs m inan

1. (geology) gneiss

Declension

Declension of gnejs

	singular	plural
nominative	gnejs	gnejsy
genitive	gnejsu	gnejsów
dative	gnejsowi	gnejsom
accusative	gnejs	gnejsy
instrumental	gnejsem	gnejsami
locative	gnejsie	gnejsach
vocative	gnejsie	gnejsy

Derived terms

adjective

• gnejsowy

 

Further reading

• gnejs in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

gnejs c

1. (geology) gneiss

Declension

Declension of gnejs

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gnejs	gnejs
	definite	gnejsen	gnejsens
plural	indefinite	gnejser	gnejsers
	definite	gnejserna	gnejsernas

References

• gnejs in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gnejs in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gnejs in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)