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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
mjølka f
- definite feminine singular of mjølk
Verb
mjølka
- inflection of mjølke:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse mjolka, from the Proto-Germanic strong verb *melkaną.
Alternative forms
Verb
mjølka (present tense mjølkar, past tense mjølka, past participle mjølka, passive infinitive mjølkast, present participle mjølkande, imperative mjølka/mjølk)
- (transitive) to milk (most if not all senses)
Borna fekk læra seg å mjølka kyr og geiter.- The children got learn (how) to milk cows and goats
Regjeringa mjølkar oss for pengar.- The government milks us for money
- (ergative or transitive) to produce (milk)
Kua har slutta å mjølka.- The cow has stopped to produce milk.
Kua mjølkar åtte liter dagen.- The cow gives eight litres of milk a day.
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmjølc͡çɑ/, /ˈmjølçɑ/, /ˈmjølkɑ/
Noun
mjølka f
- definite singular of mjølk