lactate

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

To secrete or produce milk.

Noun

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

Conceptes

alletar

Sinònims

breastfeed

give suck

nurse

suck

suckle

wet-nurse

give milk

Traduccions

lactate

lattato

lactar

allaiter

lactato

emzirmek

donner la tétée

allattare

amamentar

alimentar um bebê com o leite produzido pelas próprias glândulas mamárias

dar de mamar

amamantar

dar de mamar

segregar leche

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈlæk.teɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb grec antic: 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”).