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mjølka

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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mjølka f

  1. definite feminine singular of mjølk

Verb

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mjølka

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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

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Verb

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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.
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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mjølka f

  1. definite singular of mjølk
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