lactate

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

To secrete or produce milk.

Noun

1. Any salt or ester of lactic acid.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of lactate ion.

Sinonieme

breastfeed

give suck

nurse

suck

suckle

wet-nurse

give milk

Vertalings

lactate

lattato

lactar

allaiter

lactato

emzirmek

θηλάζω

donner la tétée

allattare

amamentar

alimentar um bebê com o leite produzido pelas próprias glândulas mamárias

dar de mamar

amamantar

dar de mamar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈlæk.teɪt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: γάλα

In summary

Borrowed from Latin lactātus, perfect passive participle of lactō (“to suckle, give suck, contain milk”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from lac (“milk”), cognate to Ancient Greek γάλα (gála, “milk”).