folk

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[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

[edit] Etymology

Old English folc, from Proto-Germanic *fulkan (compare West Frisian folk, Dutch volk and German Volk), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-go (compare Welsh ôl 'track', Lithuanian pulkas 'crowd', Old Church Slavonic plŭkŭ 'army division', Albanian plog 'barn, heap'). Related to follow.

[edit] Pronunciation

[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.

[edit] Derived terms

Terms derived from the adjective or noun "folk"

[edit] Related terms

Terms etymologically related to "folk"
  • volk (dialectical)

[edit] Translations

inhabitants of a region

[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
    Inflection of folk
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative folk folket folk folkene
genitive folks folkets folks folkenes
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[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

[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

[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

[edit] Old Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fulkan.

[edit] Noun

folk n.

  1. people, folk

[edit] Descendants

[edit] Old Frisian

[edit] Noun

folk

  1. people, folk

[edit] Scots

[edit] Alternative forms

[edit] Noun

folk (plural folks)

  1. people, folk

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

folk n.

  1. (uncountable) people in general, humans
  2. a people, a nation; in compounds referring to local or national traditions (folklore), national institutions (folkhem) or international relations (folkrätt)

[edit] Declension

Declension of folk
singular plural
Neuter indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative folk folket folk folken
genitive folks folkets folks folkens

[edit] Compounds

[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

folk (plural folken)

  1. people, folk
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