mjólka

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: mjölka

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mjólk (milk), or from Old Norse mjolka, molka, from Proto-Germanic *melukōną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare Icelandic mjólka, Norwegian mjølke, Swedish mjölka, Danish malke, Dutch and German melken, English milk.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

mjólka (third person singular past indicative mjólkaði, third person plural past indicative mjólkaðu, supine mjólkað)

  1. to milk

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of mjólka (group v-30)
infinitive mjólka
supine mjólkað
participle (a6)1 mjólkandi mjólkaður
present past
first singular mjólki mjólkaði
second singular mjólkar mjólkaði
third singular mjólkar mjólkaði
plural mjólka mjólkaðu
imperative
singular mjólka!
plural mjólkið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mjólk (milk), or from Old Norse mjolka, molka, from Proto-Germanic *melukōną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare Faroese mjólka, Norwegian mjølke, Swedish mjölka, Danish malke, Dutch and German melken, English milk.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

mjólka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mjólkaði, supine mjólkað)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, with accusative) to milk
    mjólka kúna.
    To milk the cow.
  2. (derived meaning) to make money from something
  3. (transitive, governs the accusative) to milk something, to make money or have news from someone
  4. to give milk; as a mother breastfeeding

Conjugation[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]