Gneiss

Morpheme

Gneiss

Type

free base

Denotation

metamorphic rock

Etymology

from kneiss; German Gneis; probably from Middle High German gneist; Old High German gneisto

Evidence

augengneiss, gneiss, gneisses, gneissic, gneissoid, gneissose, gneissy, orthogneiss, paragneiss

See Also

Gnast