German

Noun

Milch f ‎(genitive Milch, plural Milchen or Milche)

1. milk; white liquid produced by female animals for their young to drink
2. a white fluid that is exuded by certain plants
3. a white liquid that is a mixture of other substances, where one of the components is very finely distributed
4. the white semen of a male fish

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• melken

English

Adjective

milch ‎(not comparable)

1. (dated) Giving milk
2. (obsolete) Tender; pitiful; weeping.

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Usage notes

• Seems to be used in phrases such as milch cow or milch goat

Derived terms

• milch-maid
• milch-wench
• milch-woman
• milchy

Translations

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Old High German miluh, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /milx/

Noun

milch ? ‎(plural [please provide])

1. milk (white liquid produced by female mammals)

References

• Anthony R. Rowley, Liacht as de sproch: Grammatica della lingua mòchena Deutsch-Fersentalerisch, TEMI, 2003.