lactate

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

To secrete or produce milk.

Noun

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

Concepts

lactate

allaiter

donner la tétée

Synonymes

breastfeed

give suck

nurse

suck

suckle

wet-nurse

give milk

Traductions

lattato

lactato

emzirmek

lactar

Lactat

laktieren

θηλάζω

allattare

amamentar

alimentar um bebê com o leite produzido pelas próprias glândulas mamárias

dar de mamar

amamantar

dar de mamar

segregar leche

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈlæk.teɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à grec ancien: 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”).