mjólk
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Faroese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse mjǫlk, mjolk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, cognate with Danish mælk, Swedish mjölk, English milk. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mjólk f (genitive singular mjólkar, uncountable)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of mjólk (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
- 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
See also[edit]
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse mjǫlk, mjolk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, cognate with Danish mælk, Swedish mjölk, English milk. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese feminine nouns
- Faroese uncountable nouns
- fo:Beverages
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
- Icelandic terms with rare senses
- is:Milk
