Milch

See also: milch

German

Etymology

From Old High German miluh (akin to Old Saxon miluk), from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare Danish mælk, Dutch melk, West Frisian molke, Norwegian melk, Old English meolc, English milk, Swedish mjölk, Yiddish מילך‎ (milkh).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɪlç/
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Noun

Milch f (genitive Milch, plural Milchen or Milche)

milk; white liquid produced by female animals for their young to drink
a white fluid that is exuded by certain plants
a white liquid that is a mixture of other substances, where one of the components is very finely distributed
the white semen of a male fish

Declension

Declension of Milch

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Milch	die	Milchen
genitive	einer	der	Milch	der	Milchen
dative	einer	der	Milch	den	Milchen
accusative	eine	die	Milch	die	Milchen

Declension of Milch

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Milch	die	Milche
genitive	einer	der	Milch	der	Milche
dative	einer	der	Milch	den	Milchen
accusative	eine	die	Milch	die	Milche

Derived terms

Terms derived from Milch

See also

melken

Further reading

Milch in Duden online

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