mjólka

Faroese

Etymology

From mjólk (milk), or from Old Norse mjolka, molka, from Proto-Germanic *melkanan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare Icelandic mjólka, Norwegian mjølke, Swedish mjölka, Danish malke, Dutch and German melken, English milk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈmjœlka]

Verb

mjólka

  1. to milk

Conjugation


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Icelandic

Etymology

From mjólk (milk), or from Old Norse mjolka, molka, from Proto-Germanic *melkanan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare Faroese mjólka, Norwegian mjølke, Swedish mjölka, Danish malke, Dutch and German melken, English milk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈmjoul̥ka/
    Rhymes: -oul̥ka

Verb

mjólka weak verb (third person singular past indicative mjólkaði, supine mjólkað)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, with accusative) to milk
    mjólka kúna.
    To milk the cow.
  2. (derived meaning) to make money from something
  3. (transitive, governs the accusative) to milk something, to make money or have news from someone
  4. to give milk; as a mother breastfeeding

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • mjólka eftir
  • mjólka fyrir
  • mjólkun
  • mjólkar í munni, mjólkar í munninn (savory)

Related terms

Synonyms

  • (to milk): mjalta
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