Biestmilch
German edit
Etymology edit
From Biest (“colostrum”) + Milch (“milk”). Explanatory compound to distinguish from unrelated Biest (“beast”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Biestmilch f (genitive Biestmilch, no plural)
- beestings, colostrum of a cow (the first milk a cow produces after giving birth)
- Synonyms: Biest, Kolostrum, Kolostralmilch
Declension edit
Declension of Biestmilch [sg-only, feminine]
Further reading edit
- “Biestmilch” in Duden online
- “Biestmilch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache