mjølka

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• mjølken m (of noun)
• mjølket (of verb)

Noun

mjølka f

1. definite feminine singular of mjølk

Verb

mjølka

1. inflection of mjølke:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mjolka, from the Proto-Germanic strong verb *melkaną.

Alternative forms

• mjølke (e-infinitive)

Verb

mjølka (present tense mjølkar, past tense mjølka, past participle mjølka, passive infinitive mjølkast, present participle mjølkande, imperative mjølka/mjølk)

1. (transitive) to milk (most if not all senses)

   Borna fekk læra seg å mjølka kyr og geiter.

   The children got learn (how) to milk cows and goats

   Regjeringa mjølkar oss for pengar.

   The government milks us for money

2. (ergative or transitive) to produce (milk)

   Kua har slutta å mjølka.

   The cow has stopped to produce milk.

   Kua mjølkar åtte liter dagen.

   The cow gives eight litres of milk a day.

Derived terms

• handmjølka
• maskinmjølka

Related terms

• mjølk
• mylkja

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjølc͡çɑ/, /ˈmjølçɑ/, /ˈmjølkɑ/

Noun

mjølka f

1. definite singular of mjølk