melke

See also: mělké and мелке

Dutch

Verb

melke

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of melken

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

melke

1. inflection of melken:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Adjective

melke

1. inflection of melk:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmelkə/

Verb

melke

1. to milk

Derived terms

• Melke
• Melker
• Melkmaschin

 

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Derived from Old Norse mjolka. Related to Danish malke and Norwegian Nynorsk mjølka.

Alternative forms

• mjølke (Nynorsk also)

Verb

melke (imperative melk, present tense melker, simple past and past participle melka or melket, present participle melkende)

1. to milk

Derived terms

• melkebruk
• melkeku
• melking

 

Related terms

• melk (noun)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Danish mælke.

Alternative forms

• mjølke (Nynorsk also)
• mjælke, mælke (Riksmål, obsolete, attested since 16th century)

Noun

melke m (definite singular melken, indefinite plural melker, definite plural melkene)

1. milt of a fish

References

• “melke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Cognate with German melken, Dutch melken, English milk.

Verb

melke

1. to milk

West Frisian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian melka, from Proto-Germanic *melkaną.

Verb

melke

1. to milk

Inflection

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Further reading

• “melke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011