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
Noun
mjólk f (genitive singular mjólkar, uncountable)
Declension
| f2s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
See also
Icelandic
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
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
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | mjólk | mjólkin |
| accusative | mjólk | mjólkina |
| dative | mjólk | mjólkinni |
| genitive | mjólkur | mjólkurinnar |
Derived terms
- brjóstamjólk
- fíflamjólk
- geitamjólk
- kaplamjólk
- konumjólk
- kókosmjólk
- kúamjólk
- léttmjólk
- mjólka
- mjólki
- mjólkun
- mjólkur
- mjólkurafurð
- mjólkurafurðir
- mjólkurbíll
- mjólkurblaðra
- mjólkurbrúsi
- mjólkurbú
- mjólkurbúð
- mjólkurbörkur
- mjólkurduft
- mjólkurdúða
- mjólkurdæla
- mjólkureftirlit
- mjólkureining
- mjólkurfeiti
- mjólkurferna
- mjólkurfélag
- mjólkurfita
- mjólkurframleiðandi
- mjólkurfræði
- mjólkurhvíta
- mjólkurhyrna
- mjólkuriðnaður
- mjólkurís
- mjólkurjurt
- mjólkurkýr
- mjólkurlamb
- mjólkurlitur
- mjólkurmatur
- mjólkurpeningur
- mjólkurpóstur
- mjólkursali
- mjólkursamlag
- mjólkursamsala
- mjólkurskán
- mjólkursopi
- mjólkursótt
- mjólkursteinn
- mjólkurstöð
- mjólkursykur
- mjólkursýra
- mjólkursýrugerill
- mjólkurtrog
- mjólkurvara
- mjólkurþyrmill
- mjólkvi
- nýmjólk
- súrmjólk
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese feminine nouns
- Faroese uncountable nouns
- fo:Beverages
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/oul̥k
- Rhymes:Icelandic/oul̥k/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic uncountable nouns
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- Icelandic terms with rare senses
- is:Milk