Noun
die Milch
Pronunciation: /mɪlç/
milk (white liquid produced by female mammals for their young to consume)
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plural Milchen
Meanings
Noun
- milk (white liquid produced by female mammals for their young to consume)
- milk (white or whitish liquid that is exuded by certain plants)
- white liquid that is a mixture of other substances, where one of the components is very finely distributed
- white semen of a male fish
Example sentence
Kann ich bitte ein Glas Milch haben?
May I have a glass of milk, please?
Word forms
singular
die Milch
plural
die Milchen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Milch
Accusativedie Milch
Dativeder Milch
Genitiveder Milch
Plural
Nominativedie Milchen
Accusativedie Milchen
Dativeden Milchen
Genitiveder Milchen
Usage
- ein Glas Milch — Everyday milk is normally uncountable.
- Milche / Milchen — These plurals are specialist terms for different types of milk.
Für den Teig fehlt uns noch ein halber Liter Milch.
We still need half a litre of milk for the dough.