Molke
See also: molke and mölke
German
Etymology
From Middle High German molken, from Proto-West Germanic *molknu (“dairy product, curdled milk”). Cognate with Middle Dutch molken, Old Saxon molken, Old English molcen. Related with German melken, but details are unclear.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔlkə/
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Noun
Molke f (genitive Molke, plural Molken)
- whey
- Synonym: Käsewasser
- (obsolete) dairy product
- Synonyms: Milchprodukt, Milcherzeugnis, Molkereiprodukt, Molkereierzeugnis
Declension
Declension of Molke [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Molke | die | Molken |
| genitive | einer | der | Molke | der | Molken |
| dative | einer | der | Molke | den | Molken |
| accusative | eine | die | Molke | die | Molken |
Derived terms
- Molkerei
Related terms
- melken
- Milch
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1989), “Molke”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN
Further reading
- “Molke” in Duden online
- “Molke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German molken, from Proto-Germanic *mulknō, related to the verb *melkaną (“to milk”), compare German Molke.
Noun
Molke f (plural Molken)
- whey