"folk" meaning in Englisch

See folk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: fəʊk Audio: En-us-folk.ogg Forms: the folk [singular], the folk [plural], the folks [plural]
Etymology: von altenglisch folc, aus germanisch *folkom "Leute", verwandt mit altfriesisch folk, altsächsisch folc, althochdeutsch folc und deutsch Volk
  1. Volk
    Sense id: de-folk-en-noun-1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kindred, nation, people, volk Derived forms: filk, folklore, folksy, folks, folk-dance, folk-music, folk-song, folk-tale Translations (Volk): Volk (Deutsch), folk (Dänisch), fólk (Isländisch), folk (Schwedisch)

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for folk meaning in Englisch (2.0kB)

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      "word": "folks"
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      "word": "folk-dance"
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