gneis

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist (“spark”), Old High German gneisto (“spark”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === gneis (plural gneise) (geology) gneiss ==== Derived terms ==== gneisagtig gneisbank gneisgebied gneisstruktuur == Dutch == === Etymology === From German Gneis, from Middle High German gneist (“spark”), from Old High German gneisto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣnɛi̯s/ Hyphenation: gneis Rhymes: -ɛi̯s === Noun === gneis n or m (plural gneisen, no diminutive) gneiss == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From German Gneis. === Noun === gneis m (definite singular gneisen, indefinite plural gneiser, definite plural gneisene) (geology) gneiss (type of rock) === References === “gneis” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “gneis” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From German Gneis. === Noun === gneis m (definite singular gneisen, indefinite plural gneisar, definite plural gneisane) (geology) gneiss (type of rock) === References === “gneis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Gneis. === Noun === gneis m (plural gneises) gneiss === Further reading === “gneis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025