gley
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡleɪ/
Etymology 1
1920s, from Ukrainian глей (hlej, “clayey soil”), from Proto-Slavic *glĭjĭ, from *gli-jo-. Cognate of clay.
Alternative forms
Noun
gley (plural gleys)
- (soil science) A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen.
Verb
gley (third-person singular simple present gleys, present participle gleying, simple past and past participle gleyed)
- (soil science) To be converted into this kind of soil.
References
- Melʹnyčuk O. S., editor (1982–2012), “глей”, in Etymolohičnyj slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kiev: Naukova Dumka
Verb
gley (third-person singular simple present gleys, present participle gleying, simple past and past participle gleyed)
Related terms
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡləi/
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