молоко

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *melko. Doublet of мле́ко (mléko), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [məɫɐˈko]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

молоко́ • (molokón inan (genitive молока́, nominative plural *моло́ки, genitive plural *моло́к, relational adjective моло́чный, diminutive молочко́, pejorative молочи́шко) (Note: the plural forms are conjectural or unused.)

  1. milk
    парно́е молоко́parnóje molokófresh milk
    бидо́н для молока́bidón dlja molokámilk can
    У него́ ещё молоко́ на губа́х не обсо́хло!U nevó ješčó molokó na gubáx ne obsóxlo!He’s a greenhorn, for sure! (literally, “The milk hasn't yet dried on his mouth!”)
  2. (figuratively) thick fog
    1. (aviation, colloquial) thick clouds through which one is flying
  3. (colloquial) the blank area around a shooting target, worth no points
    Пу́ля ушла́ в молоко́.Púlja ušlá v molokó.The bullet missed the target. (literally, “The bullet went into the blank area.”)

Declension

Derived terms

Compound words:

  • молокозаво́д m (molokozavód)
  • молокосо́с m anim (molokosós)
  • молокоотсо́с m (molokootsós)

Compounds:

Phrases
  • кровь с молоко́м (krovʹ s molokóm)
  • From молочи́шко (moločíško):
    • дети́шкам на молочи́шко (detíškam na moločíško)

Descendants

  • Yup'ik: muluk'uuq, malak'uuq

See also

Further reading

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *melko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɔɫɔˈkɔ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

молоко́ • (molokón inan (genitive молока́, uncountable, relational adjective моло́чний, diminutive молочко́)

  1. (uncountable) milk

Declension

Declension of молоко́
(inan sg-only velar neut-form accent-d)
singular
nominative молоко́
molokó
genitive молока́
moloká
dative молоку́
molokú
accusative молоко́
molokó
instrumental молоко́м
molokóm
locative молоці́
molocí
vocative молоко́
molokó
  • молокосо́с (molokosós)
  • молоча́р (moločár)
  • Моло́чний шлях (Molóčnyj šljax)

References