Wolfsmilch
German
Wolfsmilch
Etymology
From Middle High German wolfsmilch, from Old High German wolfesmilch, *wolfesmiluh. Equivalent to Wolf (“wolf”) + -s- + Milch (“milk”), after the plant's acrid sap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔlfsˌmɪlç/
- Hyphenation: Wolfs‧milch
Noun
Wolfsmilch f (genitive Wolfsmilch, plural Wolfsmilchen)
Declension
Declension of Wolfsmilch [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Wolfsmilch | die | Wolfsmilchen |
| genitive | einer | der | Wolfsmilch | der | Wolfsmilchen |
| dative | einer | der | Wolfsmilch | den | Wolfsmilchen |
| accusative | eine | die | Wolfsmilch | die | Wolfsmilchen |
Derived terms
- Gartens-Wolfsmilch (“petty spurge”)
- Zypressen-Wolfsmilch (“cypress spurge”)
Further reading
- “Wolfsmilch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wolfsmilch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Wolfsmilch” in Duden online
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