mjølk

See also: mjólk, mjölk, and mjǫlk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mjolk, mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare with Danish mælk, Faroese mjólk, Icelandic mjólk, Swedish mjölk, Dutch melk, English milk, German Milch, German Low German Melk, West Frisian molke, Yiddish מילך‎ (milkh).

Alternative forms

Noun

mjølk f or m (definite singular mjølka or mjølken, indefinite plural mjølker, definite plural mjølkene)

  1. milk
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

mjølk

  1. imperative of mjølke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse mjolk, mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare with Danish mælk, Faroese mjólk, Icelandic mjólk, Swedish mjölk, Dutch melk, English milk, German Milch, German Low German Melk, West Frisian molke, Yiddish מילך‎ (milkh).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mjølk/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

mjølk f (definite singular mjølka, indefinite plural mjølker, definite plural mjølkene)

  1. milk
  2. (botany) juice from plants that looks like milk.

Derived terms

See also
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