melke
Dutch
Verb
melke
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of melken
German
Pronunciation
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Verb
melke
- inflection of melken:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Adjective
melke
- inflection of melk:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmelkə/
- Rhymes: -elkə
- Syllabification: mel‧ke
Verb
melke
- to milk
Derived terms
- Melke
- Melker
- Melkmaschin
Further reading
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)
- to milk
Derived terms
Related terms
- melk (noun)
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Noun
melke m (definite singular melken, indefinite plural melker, definite plural melkene)
References
- “melke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Cognate with German melken, Dutch melken, English milk.
Verb
melke
- to milk
West Frisian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Frisian melka, from Proto-Germanic *melkaną.
Verb
melke
- to milk
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “melke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011