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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse mjolk, mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-. Compare with Danish mælk, Faroese mjólk, Icelandic mjólk, Swedish mjölk, Dutch melk, English milk, German Milch, German Low German Melk, West Frisian molke, Yiddish מילך (milkh).
Pronunciation
Noun
mjåkk f (definite singular mjåkkjí, definite singular dative mjåkkjinn, uncountable)
- (dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of mjølk (“milk”)
Mjåkkjí va’ så súr at ‘u brautst.
/ˈmjɔːçːæɪː väː sɔ ˈsɛuːr ät u ˈbrɒuːtst/- The milk was so sour that it got separated.
Declension
Setesdal declension of mjåkk (strong ō-stem, singular only)
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