Biestmilch

German

Etymology

From Biest (“colostrum”) +‎ Milch (“milk”). Explanatory compound to distinguish from unrelated Biest (“beast”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbiːstˌmɪlç/
Hyphenation: Biest‧milch

Noun

Biestmilch f (genitive Biestmilch, no plural)

beestings, colostrum of a cow (the first milk a cow produces after giving birth)
Synonyms: Biest, Kolostrum, Kolostralmilch

Declension

Declension of Biestmilch [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Biestmilch
genitive	einer	der	Biestmilch
dative	einer	der	Biestmilch
accusative	eine	die	Biestmilch

Further reading

“Biestmilch” in Duden online
“Biestmilch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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