milch
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English milche, melch, from Old English meolc, meolce (“giving milk, milch”), from Proto-Germanic *melkaz (“milky, milk-giving”), from Proto-Indo-European *mÁlg- (“to wipe, wipe off, milk”). Cognate with Low German melke (“milch”), German melk (“milk-giving, milch”), Icelandic milkur, mjólkur (“milk-giving”). More at milk.
Adjective [edit]
milch (not comparable)
- (dated) Giving milk
- (obsolete) Tender; pitiful; weeping.
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Usage notes [edit]
- Seems to be used in phrases such as milch cow or milch goat
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
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Mòcheno [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old High German miluh, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /milx/
Noun [edit]
milch please provide gender(please provide plural)
- milk (white liquid produced by female mammals)
References [edit]
- Anthony R. Rowley, Liacht as de sproch: Grammatica della lingua mòchena Deutsch-Fersentalerisch, TEMI, 2003.
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- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English dated terms
- English terms with obsolete senses
- Mòcheno terms derived from Old High German
- Mòcheno terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Mòcheno terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- mhn:Milk