A convincing explanation is still lacking. There have been attempts to connect this word with Lithuanian mùlkis (“blockhead”), Proto-Slavic *mьlčati (“to be silent”) and other words of doubtful origin. The connection with Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”) is unconvincing. According to Beekes, maybe from Pre-Greek.
μᾰ́λκη • (málkē) f (genitive μᾰ́λκης); first declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ μᾰ́λκη hē málkē |
τὼ μᾰ́λκᾱ tṑ málkā |
αἱ μᾰ́λκαι hai málkai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς μᾰ́λκης tês málkēs |
τοῖν μᾰ́λκαιν toîn málkain |
τῶν μᾰλκῶν tôn malkôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ μᾰ́λκῃ têi málkēi |
τοῖν μᾰ́λκαιν toîn málkain |
ταῖς μᾰ́λκαις taîs málkais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν μᾰ́λκην tḕn málkēn |
τὼ μᾰ́λκᾱ tṑ málkā |
τᾱ̀ς μᾰ́λκᾱς tā̀s málkās | ||||||||||
Vocative | μᾰ́λκη málkē |
μᾰ́λκᾱ málkā |
μᾰ́λκαι málkai | ||||||||||
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