Mele̩ktant
Limburgish edit
Alternative forms edit
- milktand (Veldeke spelling)
- Mele̩kstant (with a linking element)
Etymology edit
Compound of Mele̩k + Tant. Compare English milk tooth, German Milchzahn, Dutch melktand.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Mele̩ktant m (plural Mele̩ktande̩ or Mele̩ktänt) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
- (widespread in East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish, less common in Central Limburgish) milk tooth (tooth of the first set of teeth)