milchig
English
editEtymology
editFrom Yiddish מילכיק (milkhik) with the spelling influenced by German, or else borrowed directly from German milchig (“milky”). Doublet of milky.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editmilchig (not comparable)
- (Judaism, of food) Dairy, containing anything derived from milk.
- (Judaism, of kitchenware) Designated for use with dairy products or having been contaminated by dairy products.
Antonyms
editNoun
editmilchig (countable and uncountable, plural milchigs)
- (Judaism) Food containing anything derived from milk.
German
editEtymology
editFrom Milch (“milk”) + -ig (“-y”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈmɪlçɪç/ (standard)
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): /ˈmɪlçɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: mil‧chig
Adjective
editmilchig (strong nominative masculine singular milchiger, comparative milchiger, superlative am milchigsten)
Declension
editPositive forms of milchig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist milchig | sie ist milchig | es ist milchig | sie sind milchig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | milchiger | milchige | milchiges | milchige |
genitive | milchigen | milchiger | milchigen | milchiger | |
dative | milchigem | milchiger | milchigem | milchigen | |
accusative | milchigen | milchige | milchiges | milchige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der milchige | die milchige | das milchige | die milchigen |
genitive | des milchigen | der milchigen | des milchigen | der milchigen | |
dative | dem milchigen | der milchigen | dem milchigen | den milchigen | |
accusative | den milchigen | die milchige | das milchige | die milchigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein milchiger | eine milchige | ein milchiges | (keine) milchigen |
genitive | eines milchigen | einer milchigen | eines milchigen | (keiner) milchigen | |
dative | einem milchigen | einer milchigen | einem milchigen | (keinen) milchigen | |
accusative | einen milchigen | eine milchige | ein milchiges | (keine) milchigen |
Comparative forms of milchig
Superlative forms of milchig
Further reading
edit- “milchig” in Duden online
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