mjólk

See also: mjölk, mjǫlk, and mjølk

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mjǫlk, mjolk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, cognate with Danish mælk, Swedish mjölk, English milk. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.

Pronunciation

(also Sandoy) IPA^(key): [mjœl̥k]
(Suðuroy) IPA^(key): [mjʏl̥k]

Noun

mjólk f (genitive singular mjólkar, uncountable)

milk

Declension

Declension of mjólk (singular only)
f2s	singular
f2s	indefinite	definite
nominative	mjólk	mjólkin
accusative	mjólk	mjólkina
dative	mjólk	mjólkini
genitive	mjólkar	mjólkarinnar

Note the lack of i-mutation in the genitive (from *melukiz ). Although the form would suggest a mutated **mýlkur, -jó- is not the original vowel (from *-eu-, as in tjóð ), but a product of a double vowel change, first fracture: meluk- > mjǫlk, and then lengthening: o/ǫ > ó before lk. Also, the ability of the -iz to effect an i-mutation on the first vowel is reduced by the intermediate -u-.

Derived terms

mjólkardropi
mjólkarsjokuláta
mjólkarsýra
kokusmjólk
knívur mátti ikki fara í mjólk - bert skeið ella spónur og krúss - a knife may never go in milk - only scoop, spoon and mug

Icelandic

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mjólk

Wikipedia ^is

Etymology

From Old Norse mjǫlk, mjolk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, cognate with Danish mælk, Swedish mjölk, English milk. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.

Note the lack of i-mutation in the genitive (from *melukiz). Although the form would suggest a mutated **mýlkur, -jó- is not the original vowel (from *-eu-, as in þjóð), but a product of a double vowel change, first fracture: meluk- > mjǫlk, and then lengthening: o/ǫ > ó before lk. Also, the ability of the -iz to effect an i-mutation on the first vowel is reduced by the intermediate -u-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mjoul̥k/
Rhymes: -oul̥k

Noun

mjólk f (genitive singular mjólkur, no plural)

milk
any liquid resembling milk, as the liquid within a coconut (e.g. kókosmjólk), the juice or sap of certain plants (e.g. fíflamjólk), or various pharmaceutical preparations
(rare) milt from a fish

Declension

declension of mjólk

	indefinite	definite
f-s3	singular
nominative	mjólk	mjólkin
accusative	mjólk	mjólkina
dative	mjólk	mjólkinni
genitive	mjólkur	mjólkurinnar

Derived terms