Melk in Low German

Forms: Melke [alternative], melk [alternative], melke [alternative], Miälk(e) [alternative], Mealk(e) [alternative], Mialk(e) [alternative], Mielk(e) [alternative], Milk(e) [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Middle Low German mēlik, from Old Saxon miluk, from Proto-West Germanic *meluk. Cognate to Dutch melk, English milk, German Milch, Norwegian Bokmål melk, mjølk. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|gml|mēlik}} Middle Low German mēlik, {{inh|nds|osx|miluk}} Old Saxon miluk, {{inh|nds|gmw-pro|*meluk}} Proto-West Germanic *meluk, {{cog|nl|melk}} Dutch melk, {{cog|en|milk}} English milk, {{cog|de|Milch}} German Milch, {{cog|nb|melk, mjølk}} Norwegian Bokmål melk, mjølk Head templates: {{nds-noun|f|-}} Melk f (no plural), {{tlb|nds|most dialects of|_|GLG}} (most dialects of German Low German)

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "mēlik"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German mēlik",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "miluk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon miluk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*meluk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *meluk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "melk"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch melk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "milk"
      },
      "expansion": "English milk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Milch"
      },
      "expansion": "German Milch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "melk, mjølk"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål melk, mjølk",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German mēlik, from Old Saxon miluk, from Proto-West Germanic *meluk.\nCognate to Dutch melk, English milk, German Milch, Norwegian Bokmål melk, mjølk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Melke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Miälk(e)",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mealk(e)",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mialk(e)",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mielk(e)",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milk(e)",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Melk f (no plural)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "most dialects of",
        "3": "_",
        "4": "GLG"
      },
      "expansion": "(most dialects of German Low German)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "German Low German",
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        },
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          "name": "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Low Prussian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "milk"
      ],
      "id": "en-Melk-nds-noun-iCXnZTD4",
      "links": [
        [
          "milk",
          "milk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Melk"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "mēlik"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German mēlik",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "miluk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon miluk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*meluk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *meluk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "melk"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch melk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "milk"
      },
      "expansion": "English milk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Milch"
      },
      "expansion": "German Milch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "melk, mjølk"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål melk, mjølk",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German mēlik, from Old Saxon miluk, from Proto-West Germanic *meluk.\nCognate to Dutch melk, English milk, German Milch, Norwegian Bokmål melk, mjølk.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Melke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melk",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "melke",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Miälk(e)",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mealk(e)",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mialk(e)",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Mielk(e)",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Milk(e)",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Melk f (no plural)",
      "name": "nds-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "most dialects of",
        "3": "_",
        "4": "GLG"
      },
      "expansion": "(most dialects of German Low German)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "German Low German",
        "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Low German feminine nouns",
        "Low German lemmas",
        "Low German nouns",
        "Low German terms derived from Middle Low German",
        "Low German terms derived from Old Saxon",
        "Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German",
        "Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon",
        "Low German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Low Prussian",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "milk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "milk",
          "milk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Melk"
}

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"Melk" meaning in Low German

Noun