mjólk

See also: mjölk, mjǫlk, and mjølk

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse mjǫlk, mjolk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, cognate with Danish mælk, Swedish mjölk, English milk. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.

Pronunciation

(also Sandoy) IPA^(key): [mjœl̥k]
(Suðuroy) IPA^(key): [mjʏl̥k]

Noun

mjólk f (genitive singular mjólkar, uncountable)

milk

Declension

f2s	singular
f2s	indefinite	definite
nominative	mjólk	mjólkin
accusative	mjólk	mjólkina
dative	mjólk	mjólkini
genitive	mjólkar	mjólkarinnar

Note the lack of i-mutation in the genitive (from *melukiz ). Although the form would suggest a mutated **mýlkur, -jó- is not the original vowel (from *-eu-, as in tjóð ), but a product of a double vowel change, first fracture: meluk- > mjǫlk, and then lengthening: o/ǫ > ó before lk. Also, the ability of the -iz to effect an i-mutation on the first vowel is reduced by the intermediate -u-.

Derived terms

mjólkardropi
mjólkarsjokuláta
mjólkarsýra
kokusmjólk
knívur mátti ikki fara í mjólk - bert skeið ella spónur og krúss - a knife may never go in milk - only scoop, spoon and mug

Icelandic

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Wikipedia ^is

Etymology

From Old Norse mjǫlk, mjolk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, cognate with Danish mælk, Swedish mjölk, English milk. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.

Note the lack of i-mutation in the genitive (from *melukiz). Although the form would suggest a mutated **mýlkur, -jó- is not the original vowel (from *-eu-, as in þjóð), but a product of a double vowel change, first fracture: meluk- > mjǫlk, and then lengthening: o/ǫ > ó before lk. Also, the ability of the -iz to effect an i-mutation on the first vowel is reduced by the intermediate -u-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mjoul̥k/
Rhymes: -oul̥k

Noun

mjólk f (genitive singular mjólkur, no plural)

milk
any liquid resembling milk, as the liquid within a coconut (e.g. kókosmjólk), the juice or sap of certain plants (e.g. fíflamjólk), or various pharmaceutical preparations
(rare) milt from a fish

Declension

Declension of mjólk (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mjólk	mjólkin
accusative	mjólk	mjólkina
dative	mjólk	mjólkinni
genitive	mjólkur	mjólkurinnar

Derived terms