mjólk
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-.
Declension
Declension of mjólk (singular only) | ||
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f2s | singular | |
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
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
- IPA(key): /mjoul̥k/
- Rhymes: -oul̥k
Noun
mjólk f (genitive singular mjólkur, no plural)
Declension
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-.
Derived terms
- brjóstamjólk
- fíflamjólk
- geitamjólk
- kaplamjólk
- konumjólk
- kókosmjólk
- kúamjólk
- léttmjólk
- mjólka
- mjólki
- mjólkun
- mjólkur
- mjólkurafurð
- mjólkurafurðir
- mjólkurblaðra
- mjólkurbrúsi
- mjólkurbíll
- mjólkurbörkur
- mjólkurbú
- mjólkurbúð
- mjólkurduft
- mjólkurdæla
- mjólkurdúða
- mjólkureftirlit
- mjólkureining
- mjólkurfeiti
- mjólkurferna
- mjólkurfita
- mjólkurframleiðandi
- mjólkurfræði
- mjólkurfélag
- mjólkurhvíta
- mjólkurhyrna
- mjólkuriðnaður
- mjólkurjurt
- mjólkurkýr
- mjólkurlamb
- mjólkurlitur
- mjólkurmatur
- mjólkurpeningur
- mjólkurpóstur
- mjólkursali
- mjólkursamlag
- mjólkursamsala
- mjólkurskán
- mjólkursopi
- mjólkursteinn
- mjólkurstöð
- mjólkursykur
- mjólkursótt
- mjólkursýra
- mjólkursýrugerill
- mjólkurtrog
- mjólkurvara
- mjólkurís
- mjólkurþyrmill
- mjólkvi
- nýmjólk
- súrmjólk
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse mjǫlk, mjolk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, cognate with Icelandic mjólk, Danish mælk, Swedish mjölk, English milk. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.
Pronunciation
Noun
mjólk f (nominative & accusative definite singular mjólka, dative definite singular mjólken)
- (uncountable) Milk.
Derived terms
- blåmjölk
- rännmjólk