"Flock" meaning in All languages combined

See Flock on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Flocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Flock (plural Flocks)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Flock-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Low German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Low German entries with incorrect language header: 51 18 20 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 88 4 6 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 3 5 1

Noun [Low German]

Forms: Flocken [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Low German vlocke, from Old Saxon *flokk, from Proto-West Germanic *flokk, from Proto-Germanic *flukkaz. Cognate with English flock, Icelandic flokkur. Etymology templates: {{inh|nds|gml|vlocke}} Middle Low German vlocke, {{inh|nds|osx|*flokk}} Old Saxon *flokk, {{inh|nds|gmw-pro|*flokk}} Proto-West Germanic *flokk, {{inh|nds|gem-pro|*flukkaz}} Proto-Germanic *flukkaz, {{cog|en|flock}} English flock, {{cog|is|flokkur}} Icelandic flokkur Head templates: {{nds-noun|f|Flocken}} Flock f (plural Flocken), {{tlb|nds|GLG}} (German Low German)
  1. (of people) crowd, band, group, troop Tags: German-Low-German, feminine
    Sense id: en-Flock-nds-noun-uKgRladv
  2. (of birds) flock Tags: German-Low-German, feminine
    Sense id: en-Flock-nds-noun-ih6z0LPV
  3. (of animals) group, herd Tags: German-Low-German, feminine
    Sense id: en-Flock-nds-noun-8uZJrppz

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Flocks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Flock (plural Flocks)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English surnames",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 18 20 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 4 6 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 3 5 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "id": "en-Flock-en-name-EMUC1F3L",
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Flock"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "vlocke"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German vlocke",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "*flokk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon *flokk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*flokk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *flokk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*flukkaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *flukkaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "flock"
      },
      "expansion": "English flock",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "flokkur"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic flokkur",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German vlocke, from Old Saxon *flokk, from Proto-West Germanic *flokk, from Proto-Germanic *flukkaz. Cognate with English flock, Icelandic flokkur.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Flocken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "Flocken"
      },
      "expansion": "Flock f (plural Flocken)",
      "name": "nds-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "GLG"
      },
      "expansion": "(German Low German)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Low German",
  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crowd, band, group, troop"
      ],
      "id": "en-Flock-nds-noun-uKgRladv",
      "links": [
        [
          "crowd",
          "crowd"
        ],
        [
          "band",
          "band"
        ],
        [
          "group",
          "group"
        ],
        [
          "troop",
          "troop"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of people) crowd, band, group, troop"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of people"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "flock"
      ],
      "id": "en-Flock-nds-noun-ih6z0LPV",
      "links": [
        [
          "flock",
          "flock"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of birds) flock"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of birds"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "group, herd"
      ],
      "id": "en-Flock-nds-noun-8uZJrppz",
      "links": [
        [
          "group",
          "group"
        ],
        [
          "herd",
          "herd"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of animals) group, herd"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of animals"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Flock"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English surnames from common nouns",
    "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
    "Low German feminine nouns",
    "Low German lemmas",
    "Low German nouns",
    "Low German terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "Low German terms derived from Old Saxon",
    "Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German",
    "Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon",
    "Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Low German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Flocks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "Flock (plural Flocks)",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English surnames",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A surname."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Flock"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Low German entries with incorrect language header",
    "Low German feminine nouns",
    "Low German lemmas",
    "Low German nouns",
    "Low German terms derived from Middle Low German",
    "Low German terms derived from Old Saxon",
    "Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German",
    "Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon",
    "Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Low German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "vlocke"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German vlocke",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "*flokk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon *flokk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*flokk"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *flokk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*flukkaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *flukkaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "flock"
      },
      "expansion": "English flock",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "flokkur"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic flokkur",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German vlocke, from Old Saxon *flokk, from Proto-West Germanic *flokk, from Proto-Germanic *flukkaz. Cognate with English flock, Icelandic flokkur.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Flocken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "Flocken"
      },
      "expansion": "Flock f (plural Flocken)",
      "name": "nds-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nds",
        "2": "GLG"
      },
      "expansion": "(German Low German)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Low German",
  "lang_code": "nds",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crowd, band, group, troop"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crowd",
          "crowd"
        ],
        [
          "band",
          "band"
        ],
        [
          "group",
          "group"
        ],
        [
          "troop",
          "troop"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of people) crowd, band, group, troop"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of people"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "flock"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flock",
          "flock"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of birds) flock"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of birds"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "group, herd"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "group",
          "group"
        ],
        [
          "herd",
          "herd"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of animals) group, herd"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of animals"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Flock"
}

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