Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en mjölk

milk/mjœlk/

Meaning

milk

In Swedish: näringsrik vit vätska (från t ex kor)

Forms

Forms of mjölk
Singular, indefiniteen mjölk
Singular, definitemjölken

mjölk is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor mjölk, den stora mjölken. Check another noun

Practise mjölk

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Is it en mjölk or ett mjölk?

mjölk in a sentence

  • hälla upp ett glas mjölk
    pour a glass of milk
  • dricka ett glas mjölk
    drink a glass of milk
  • bröstmjölk
    breast milk

Words built with mjölk

  • lättmjölk low-fat milk
  • mjölkpaket milk carton

Questions

What does mjölk mean in English?

mjölk means “milk”.

Is it en mjölk or ett mjölk?

It is en mjölk, and “the milk” is mjölken.

Origin

From Old Swedish miolk, from Old Norse mjǫlk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-.

Nearby common words

mjölk is number 2,067 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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  • 2,064villig willing
  • 2,065greja busy oneself (with), fix
  • 2,066imponerande impressive
  • 2,068lady Lady (aristocratic title for a woman), lady (wife of a lord)
  • 2,069druckit drunk
  • 2,070penna pen
  • 2,071familjer families
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