Kies
German (Berlin)
noun
Definitions
- gravel; shingle small pebbles collectively
- ore (technical language), containing sulphur or arsenic, being hard in consistency and hard to break apart, bright in color and with strong metallic brilliance
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German Kis.
Origin
Middle High German
Kis
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eisen German
- Eisenkies German
- Magnet German
- Magnetkies German
- kieshaltig German
- kiesig German
- kis Norwegian Bokmål
- kis Swedish
- kis Norwegian Nynorsk
- Kis Middle High German