Volk

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German [edit]

the inscription "dem deutschen Volke" on the Reichstag

Etymology [edit]

From Old High German folc, from Proto-Germanic *fulką. Compare Dutch volk, English and Danish folk.

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Noun [edit]

Volk n (genitive Volkes or Volks, plural Völker)

  1. people, nation, tribe, race
  2. troops, crew, men
  3. herd, flock, covey, swarm
  4. folk, the common people, the lower classes, the working classes

Declension [edit]

declension of Volk
singular plural
n gender indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Volk die Völker
genitive eines des Volkes,
Volks		 der Völker
dative einem dem Volk,
Volke (archaic)		 den Völkern
accusative ein das Volk die Völker

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