folk

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adjective 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Derived terms 1.5.2 Related terms 1.5.3 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Pronunciation 2.1.2 Noun 2.1.2.1 Inflection 2.1.2.2 Synonyms 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Pronunciation 2.2.2 Noun 2.3 See also 3 Finnish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension 4 Norwegian Bokmål 4.1 Noun 5 Old Frisian 5.1 Noun 6 Scots 6.1 Alternative spellings 6.2 Noun 7 Swedish 7.1 Pronunciation 7.2 Noun 8 West Frisian 8.1 Pronunciation 8.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• voke, volk, volke (dialectal)

[edit] Etymology

From Old English folc. Cognate with German Volk, related to Latin vulgar.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: fōk, IPA: /fəʊk/, SAMPA: /f@Uk/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -əʊk

[edit] Adjective

folk (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
2. Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.

[edit] Noun

folk (plural folk or folks)

1. (archaic) A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.
2. The inhabitants of a region especially the native inhabitants.
3. (plural: folks) One’s relatives especially one’s parents.
4. (music) Folk music.
5. (plural) People in general.
6. (plural) A particular group of people.

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse fólk (“‘people’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɔlk/, [fʌlˀɡ̊]

[edit] Noun

folk n. (singular definite folket, plural indefinite folk)

1. people
2. men
3. crew

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Synonyms

• (nation): folkeslag, nation

[edit] Etymology 2

From English folk (“‘folk music’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɔvɡ/, [fʌwɡ̊]

[edit] Noun

folk c. (singular definite folken, not used in plural form)

1. folk music (contemporary music in the style of traditional folk music)

[edit] See also

• Folk on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

folk

1. (music) folk, folk music

[edit] Declension

Declension of folk (type risti) singular plural nominative folk folkit genitive folkin folkien partitive folkia folkeja accusative folk folkin folkit inessive folkissa folkeissa elative folkista folkeista illative folkiin folkeihin adessive folkilla folkeilla ablative folkilta folkeilta allative folkille folkeille essive folkina folkeina translative folkiksi folkeiksi instructive – folkein abessive folkitta folkeitta comitative – folkeineen

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[edit] Norwegian Bokmål

[edit] Noun

folk n. (definite singular folket; indefinite plural folk; definite plural folkene/folka; vocative folkens)

1. a people
2. people in general
3. folk

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[edit] Old Frisian

[edit] Noun

folk

1. people, folk

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Alternative spellings

• fowk

[edit] Noun

folk (plural folks)

1. people, folk

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[edit] Swedish

Inflection for folk	Singular		Plural
Neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	folk	folket	folk	folken
Genitive	folks	folkets	folks	folkens

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

folk n.

1. a people
2. people in general

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[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɔlk/

[edit] Noun

folk (plural folken)

1. people, folk