Old English · adjective
melc
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /melk/[meɫk]
- Syllables
- melk (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- givingmilchmilk
Meaning
-
giving milk
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | melc | melc | melc |
| Accusative | melcne | melce | melc |
| Genitive | melces | melcre | melces |
| Dative | melcum | melcre | melcum |
| Instrumental | melce | melcre | melce |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | melce | melcamelce | melc |
| Accusative | melce | melcamelce | melc |
| Genitive | melcra | melcra | melcra |
| Dative | melcum | melcum | melcum |
| Instrumental | melcum | melcum | melcum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | melca | melce | melce |
| Accusative | melcan | melcan | melce |
| Genitive | melcan | melcan | melcan |
| Dative | melcan | melcan | melcan |
| Instrumental | melcan | melcan | melcan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | melcan | melcan | melcan |
| Accusative | melcan | melcan | melcan |
| Genitive | melcramelcena | melcramelcena | melcramelcena |
| Dative | melcum | melcum | melcum |
| Instrumental | melcum | melcum | melcum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *melkaz. As with melcan, the monophthong is inherited; the alternative form meolc has its diphthong leveled in from the noun.
Descendants
milch
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