folklore
English
Etymology
From folk + lore, coined in 1846 by William Thoms to replace terms such as "popular antiquities". Thoms imitated German terms such as Volklehre (“people's customs”) and Volksüberlieferung ("popular tradition"). Compare also West Frisian folkloare (“folklore”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
folklore (countable and uncountable, plural folklores)
- The tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population.
Related terms
Translations
tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population
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See also
Catalan
Noun
folklore m (uncountable)
Danish
Etymology
From English folklore, from folk + lore.
Pronunciation
Noun
folklore c (singular definite folkloren, not used in plural form)
See also
folklore on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
folklore m (plural folklores)
Further reading
- “folklore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Alternative forms
Noun
folklore m (plural folklores)
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