mulgeō

mulgeō uital.-lat. melken

From Proto-Italic *molgeō, from earlier *molgejō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂molǵéyeti, iterative verb from *h₂melǵ- (with mulsum after mulsī). Cognate with English milk, Ancient Greek ἀμέλγω (amélgō).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmul.ɡe.oː/, [ˈmʊɫ̪ɡeoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmul.d͡ʒe.o/, [ˈmul̠ʲd͡ʒeo]

Verb

mulgeō (present infinitive mulgēre, perfect active mulsī, supine mulsum); second conjugation

1. (transitive) to milk, extract