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)

  1. spurge (any plant of the genus Euphorbia)

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
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