млеч

Bulgarian

млеч от растение млечка

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *melčь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mlɛt͡ʃ]

Noun

млеч • (mleč) m

1. latex, plant's sap (milk-like substance released by some plants)
2. (dialectal) spurge (herb which releases latex when its stem is cut)

Declension

Declension of млеч

	singular	plural
indefinite	млеч mleč	мле́чове mléčove
definite (subject form)	мле́чът mléčǎt	мле́човете mléčovete
definite (object form)	мле́ча mléča
count form	—	мле́ча mléča

Alternative forms

• мляч (mljač) — Eastern dialects

Derived terms

• мле́чка (mléčka, “myrtle, milkweed”) (type of spurge)

Related terms

• мля́ко (mljáko, “milk”)
  • мле́чен (mléčen, “milky”), мле́чник (mléčnik, “diary product”)
• млезга́ (mlezgá, “sap, resin”) (dialectal)
• ме́лче (mélče, “snail”) (dialectal)

References

• “млеч”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “млеч”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 167

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• млије̑ч (Ijekavian)

Etymology

From мле́ко.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mlêːt͡ʃ/

Noun

мле̑ч f (Latin spelling mlȇč)

1. milt (fish semen)
2. beebread

Declension

Declension of млеч

	singular	plural
nominative	млеч	млечи
genitive	млечи	млечи
dative	млечи	млечима
accusative	млеч	млечи
vocative	млечи	млечи
locative	млечи	млечима
instrumental	млечју / млечи	млечима

References

• “млеч”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024