Milbenkäse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German.

Noun

Milbenkäse

  1. mite cheese

German

Etymology

From Milbe (mite) +‎ -n- +‎ Käse (cheese).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪlbənˌkɛːzə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪlbənˌkeːzə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: Mil‧ben‧kä‧se

Noun

Milbenkäse m (strong, genitive Milbenkäses, plural Milbenkäse)

  1. mite cheese, Milbenkäse

Declension

Synonyms

  • Mellnkase (local dialect of Sachsen-Anhalt)
  • Spinnenkäse (erroneously) "spider cheese"