Molke

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See also: molke and mölke

German

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Etymology

From Middle High German molken, from Proto-West Germanic *molknu (“dairy product, curdled milk”). Cognate with Middle Dutch molken, Old Saxon molken, Old English molcen. Related with German melken, but details are unclear.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔlkə/
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Noun

Molke f (genitive Molke, plural Molken)

  1. whey
    Synonym: Käsewasser
  2. (obsolete) dairy product
    Synonyms: Milchprodukt, Milcherzeugnis, Molkereiprodukt, Molkereierzeugnis

Declension

Declension of Molke
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Molke die Molken
genitive einer der Molke der Molken
dative einer der Molke den Molken
accusative eine die Molke die Molken

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Molke”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

Further reading

  • “Molke” in Duden online
  • “Molke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German molken, from Proto-Germanic *mulknō, related to the verb *melkaną (“to milk”), compare German Molke.

Noun

Molke f (plural Molken)

  1. whey
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