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Dutch
Verb
melke
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of melken
German
Pronunciation
Verb
melke
- inflection of melken:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Adjective
melke
- inflection of melk:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Verb
melke
- to milk
Derived terms
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Derived from Old Norse mjolka. Related to Danish malke and Norwegian Nynorsk mjølka.
Verb
melke (imperative melk, present tense melker, simple past and past participle melka or melket, present participle melkende)
- to milk
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Danish mælke.
Noun
melke m (definite singular melken, indefinite plural melker, definite plural melkene)
- milt of a fish
References
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Cognate with German melken, Dutch melken, English milk.
Verb
melke
- to milk
West Frisian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Frisian melka, from Proto-Germanic *melkaną.
Verb
melke
- to milk
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “melke”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011