mjåkk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse mjolk, mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare with Danish mælk, Faroese mjólk, Icelandic mjólk, Swedish mjölk, Dutch melk, English milk, German Milch, German Low German Melk, West Frisian molke, Yiddish מילך (milkh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mjɔːkː]

Noun

mjåkk f (definite singular mjåkkjí, definite singular dative mjåkkjinn, uncountable)

  1. (dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of mjølk (“milk”)
    Mjåkkjí va’ så súr at ‘u brautst.
    /ˈmjɔːçːæɪː väː sɔ ˈsɛuːr ät u ˈbrɒuːtst/
    The milk was so sour that it got separated.

Declension

Setesdal declension of mjåkk (strong ō-stem, singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite definite
nominative-accusative mjåkk mjåkkí
dative ― mjåkkinn, mjåkkinne

References

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