milt

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English milte, from Old English milte, milt (“milt, spleen”), from Proto-West Germanic *miltijā, *meltā, from Proto-Germanic *meltǭ (“spleen”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to beat, grind, crush, weaken”). Cognate with German Milz, Dutch milt, Danish milt, Norwegian milt, Swedish mjälte. Outside Germanic, with Albanian mëlçi (“liver”) and Italian milza (“spleen”), which is a borrowing from Lombardic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɪlt/ Rhymes: -ɪlt === Noun === milt (countable and uncountable, plural milts) (countable) The spleen, especially of an animal bred for food. The semen of a male fish. The engorged testis containing a filled reservoir of mature spermatozoa in a male fish. ==== Synonyms ==== (spleen): spleen; lien (uncommon) (fish semen): soft roe, white roe ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== miltsiekte miltz ==== Translations ==== === Verb === milt (third-person singular simple present milts, present participle milting, simple past and past participle milted) (transitive) To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt. ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse milti. === Noun === milt c (singular definite milten, plural indefinite milte) spleen ==== Declension ==== === References === “milt” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch milte, from Old Dutch *milta, from Proto-Germanic *meltǭ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɪlt/ Hyphenation: milt Rhymes: -ɪlt Homophones: mild, Milt === Noun === milt f (plural milten, diminutive miltje n) spleen ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: milt === Further reading === milt on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Faroese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɪl̥t/ Rhymes: -ɪl̥t === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse milti, Proto-Germanic *miltiją, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to beat, grind, crush, weaken”). ==== Noun ==== milt n (genitive singular milts, plural milt) spleen ===== Inflection ===== ===== Synonyms ===== milti === Etymology 2 === From the adjective mildur. ==== Adjective ==== milt neuter nominative/accusative singular of mildur == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɪl̥t/ Rhymes: -ɪl̥t === Adjective === milt strong neuter singular nominative of mildur == Middle English == === Noun === milt alternative form of milte == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse milti. === Noun === milt m (definite singular milten, indefinite plural milter, definite plural miltene) spleen (organ) ==== Derived terms ==== miltbrann === References === “milt” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === milte === Etymology === From Old Norse milti. === Noun === milt m or n (definite singular milten or miltet, indefinite plural miltar or milt, definite plural miltane or milta) spleen (organ) ==== Derived terms ==== miltbrann === References === “milt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Verb === milt third-person singular present indicative of meltan == Swedish == === Adjective === milt indefinite neuter singular of mild === Adverb === milt (comparative mildare, superlative mildast) gently, mildly; blandly