fólk

See also: folk

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse folk, fólk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fœl̥k/

Noun

fólk n (genitive singular fólks, plural fólk)

1. people
2. lineage, dynasty
3. team
4. person
5. guests
6. chessmen

Declension

Declension of fólk
n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fólk	fólkið	fólk	fólkini
accusative	fólk	fólkið	fólk	fólkini
dative	fólki	fólkinum	fólkum	fólkunum
genitive	fólks	fólksins	fólka	fólkanna

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse folk, fólk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foul̥k/
• Rhymes: -oul̥k

Noun

fólk n (genitive singular fólks, no plural)

1. (collective) people
   • Ég þekki margt fólk.

     I know a lot of people.

Declension

declension of fólk

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	fólk	fólkið
accusative	fólk	fólkið
dative	fólki	fólkinu
genitive	fólks	fólksins

Derived terms

• kvenfólk
• mannfólk
• vinnufólk
• þjónustufólk

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

• folk

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fulką.

Noun

fólk n

1. people

Descendants

• Icelandic: fólk
• Faroese: fólk
• Norn: folekar
• Norwegian: folk
• Old Swedish: folk, fulk
  • Swedish: folk
• Old Danish: folk
  • Danish: folk
• , ,
• Jamtish: fołk
• Elfdalian: fuok
• Gutnish: fålk
• Scanian: fólk

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Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse fólk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fǿlk], [fɔ́lk]

Noun

fólk n (definite singular fólkeð, plural fólk)

1. people