"folk" meaning in Danish

See folk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fɔlk/, [ˈfʌlˀɡ̊]
Etymology: From Old Norse folk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką. Etymology templates: {{inh|da|non|folk}} Old Norse folk, {{inh|da|gem-pro|*fulką}} Proto-Germanic *fulką Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|folket||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|folk||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|checkredlinks=1|g=n|g2=|head=}} folk n (singular definite folket, plural indefinite folk), {{da-noun|et}} folk n (singular definite folket, plural indefinite folk) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|et|folk|folkene|||folks|folkenes}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=n|gen-pl-def=folkenes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=folks|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=folkets|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=folks|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=folkene|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=folk|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=folket|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=folk}} Forms: folket [definite, singular], folk [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], folk [indefinite, nominative, singular], folket [definite, nominative, singular], folk [indefinite, nominative, plural], folkene [definite, nominative, plural], folks [genitive, indefinite, singular], folkets [definite, genitive, singular], folks [genitive, indefinite, plural], folkenes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (collective, countable) a people, a nation (not necessarily politically or geographically united) Tags: collective, countable, neuter Synonyms: folkeslag, nation
    Sense id: en-folk-da-noun-gnHGrEEn
  2. (collective, countable) the people, common people (in contrast to the elite) Tags: collective, countable, neuter
    Sense id: en-folk-da-noun-wz6DKJh2 Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 31 43 5 4 18
  3. (plural) people, persons Tags: neuter, plural
    Sense id: en-folk-da-noun-IYz39JAV
  4. (plural) crew, servants Tags: neuter, plural
    Sense id: en-folk-da-noun-jhtM1DIY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: affolke, befolke, broderfolk, erhvervsfolk, fagfolk, folkeafstemning, folkebibliotek, folkedans, folkedomstol, folkedrab, folkedragt, folkeeventyr, folkefest, folkeforfører, folkefærd, folkehelt, folkehøjskole, folkekirke, folkekøkken, folkelig, folkemasse, folkeminde, folkemord, folkemunde, folkemusik, folkemængde, folkens, folkepension, folkeregister, folkesanger, folkesjæl, folkeskare, folkeskole, folkestyre, folkesygdom, folketal, folketing, folkeuniversitet, folkevalgt, folkevandring, folkevise, folkevogn, herrefolk, hoffolk, stammefolk, søfolk, tjenestefolk, topfolk

Noun

IPA: [ˈfɔwɡ̊] Forms: folken [definite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], folk [indefinite, nominative, singular], folken [definite, nominative, singular], folks [genitive, indefinite, singular], folkens [definite, genitive, singular]
Etymology: From English folk (“folk music”). Etymology templates: {{bor|da|en|folk||folk music}} English folk (“folk music”) Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|folken||{{{sg-def-2}}}|not used in plural form|||-||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|checkredlinks=1|g=c|g2=|head=}} folk c (singular definite folken, not used in plural form), {{da-noun|en|-}} folk c (singular definite folken, not used in plural form) Inflection templates: {{da-decl|en|n=sg}}, {{da-noun-infl-unc-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=folkenes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=folks|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=folkens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=folks|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=folkene|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=folk|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=folken|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=folk}}
  1. (music) folk music (contemporary music in the style of traditional folk music) Tags: common-gender, no-plural Related terms: in Den Danske Ordbog (english: folk) Coordinate_terms: folkemusik, protestsang
    Sense id: en-folk-da-noun-DxcQwDX- Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "affolke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "befolke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "broderfolk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "erhvervsfolk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fagfolk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkeafstemning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkebibliotek"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkedans"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkedomstol"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkedrab"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkedragt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkeeventyr"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkefest"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkeforfører"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkefærd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkehelt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkehøjskole"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkekirke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkekøkken"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkelig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkemasse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkeminde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkemord"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkemunde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkemusik"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkemængde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkens"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkepension"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkeregister"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkesanger"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkesjæl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkeskare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkeskole"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkestyre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkesygdom"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folketal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folketing"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkeuniversitet"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkevalgt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkevandring"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkevise"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkevogn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "herrefolk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hoffolk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "stammefolk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "søfolk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tjenestefolk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "topfolk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "folk",
      "folk#Old_Norse"
    ],
    [
      "*fulką",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fulką"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "folk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse folk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fulką"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fulką",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse folk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "folket",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folk",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folket",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folkene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folkets",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folkenes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "folk",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "folket",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "plural indefinite",
        "checkredlinks": "1",
        "g": "n",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "folk n (singular definite folket, plural indefinite folk)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et"
      },
      "expansion": "folk n (singular definite folket, plural indefinite folk)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "folk",
        "3": "folkene",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "folks",
        "7": "folkenes"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "gen-pl-def": "folkenes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "folks",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "folkets",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "folks",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "folkene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "folk",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "folket",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "folk"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The people of Greenland have made their position clear",
          "text": "Det grønlandske folk har gjort sin holdning klar",
          "translation": "The people of Greenland have made their position clear"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a people, a nation (not necessarily politically or geographically united)"
      ],
      "id": "en-folk-da-noun-gnHGrEEn",
      "links": [
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "nation",
          "nation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(collective, countable) a people, a nation (not necessarily politically or geographically united)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "folkeslag"
        },
        {
          "word": "nation"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "countable",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 43 5 4 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the people, common people (in contrast to the elite)"
      ],
      "id": "en-folk-da-noun-wz6DKJh2",
      "links": [
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(collective, countable) the people, common people (in contrast to the elite)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "countable",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "There were many people on the plaza.",
          "text": "Der var mange folk på torvet.",
          "translation": "There were many people on the plaza."
        },
        {
          "english": "People don't know how much their hamsters are worth.",
          "text": "Folk ved ikke hvor meget deres hamstre er værd.",
          "translation": "People don't know how much their hamsters are worth."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "people, persons"
      ],
      "id": "en-folk-da-noun-IYz39JAV",
      "links": [
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(plural) people, persons"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crew, servants"
      ],
      "id": "en-folk-da-noun-jhtM1DIY",
      "links": [
        [
          "crew",
          "crew"
        ],
        [
          "servants",
          "servants"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(plural) crew, servants"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔlk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfʌlˀɡ̊]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "folk"
}

{
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "folk",
      "folk#English"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "folk",
        "4": "",
        "5": "folk music"
      },
      "expansion": "English folk (“folk music”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From English folk (“folk music”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "folken",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "da-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folkens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "-",
        "11": "",
        "12": "{{{pl-indef-2}}}",
        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "folken",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "not used in plural form",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "checkredlinks": "1",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "folk c (singular definite folken, not used in plural form)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "folk c (singular definite folken, not used in plural form)",
      "name": "da-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "n": "sg"
      },
      "name": "da-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "c",
        "gen-pl-def": "folkenes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "folks",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "folkens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "folks",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "folkene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "folk",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "folken",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "folk"
      },
      "name": "da-noun-infl-unc-base"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "da",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "da:Music",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "folkemusik"
        },
        {
          "word": "protestsang"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "folk music (contemporary music in the style of traditional folk music)"
      ],
      "id": "en-folk-da-noun-DxcQwDX-",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "folk music",
          "folk music"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) folk music (contemporary music in the style of traditional folk music)"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "english": "folk",
          "translation": "folk",
          "urls": [
            "http://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=folk"
          ],
          "word": "in Den Danske Ordbog"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "no-plural"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɔwɡ̊]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "folk"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Danish common-gender nouns",
    "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish neuter nouns",
    "Danish nouns",
    "Danish terms borrowed from English",
    "Danish terms derived from English",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 18 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "West Frisian entries with incorrect language header",
    "West Frisian interjections",
    "West Frisian lemmas",
    "West Frisian neuter nouns",
    "West Frisian nouns",
    "West Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian",
    "West Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "West Frisian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "West Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian",
    "West Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "West Frisian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "affolke"
    },
    {
      "word": "befolke"
    },
    {
      "word": "broderfolk"
    },
    {
      "word": "erhvervsfolk"
    },
    {
      "word": "fagfolk"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkeafstemning"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkebibliotek"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkedans"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkedomstol"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkedrab"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkedragt"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkeeventyr"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkefest"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkeforfører"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkefærd"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkehelt"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkehøjskole"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkekirke"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkekøkken"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkelig"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkemasse"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkeminde"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkemord"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkemunde"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkemusik"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkemængde"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkens"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkepension"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkeregister"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkesanger"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkesjæl"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkeskare"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkeskole"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkestyre"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkesygdom"
    },
    {
      "word": "folketal"
    },
    {
      "word": "folketing"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkeuniversitet"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkevalgt"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkevandring"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkevise"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkevogn"
    },
    {
      "word": "herrefolk"
    },
    {
      "word": "hoffolk"
    },
    {
      "word": "stammefolk"
    },
    {
      "word": "søfolk"
    },
    {
      "word": "tjenestefolk"
    },
    {
      "word": "topfolk"
    }
  ],
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      "folk",
      "folk#Old_Norse"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fulką"
    ]
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    {
      "form": "folket",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folk",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "da-noun-infl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folket",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folkene",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folkets",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folkenes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "13": "",
        "14": "{{{pl-indef-3}}}",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{com}}}",
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        "3": "singular definite",
        "4": "folket",
        "5": "",
        "6": "{{{sg-def-2}}}",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et"
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      "expansion": "folk n (singular definite folket, plural indefinite folk)",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
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        "3": "folkene",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "folks",
        "7": "folkenes"
      },
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    },
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        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
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        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
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        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "folks",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "folkene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "folk",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "folket",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "folk"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The people of Greenland have made their position clear",
          "text": "Det grønlandske folk har gjort sin holdning klar",
          "translation": "The people of Greenland have made their position clear"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a people, a nation (not necessarily politically or geographically united)"
      ],
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        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "nation",
          "nation"
        ]
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        "(collective, countable) a people, a nation (not necessarily politically or geographically united)"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "folkeslag"
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          "word": "nation"
        }
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        "countable",
        "neuter"
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "the people, common people (in contrast to the elite)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(collective, countable) the people, common people (in contrast to the elite)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "countable",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "There were many people on the plaza.",
          "text": "Der var mange folk på torvet.",
          "translation": "There were many people on the plaza."
        },
        {
          "english": "People don't know how much their hamsters are worth.",
          "text": "Folk ved ikke hvor meget deres hamstre er værd.",
          "translation": "People don't know how much their hamsters are worth."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "people, persons"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
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        "(plural) people, persons"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crew, servants"
      ],
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        [
          "crew",
          "crew"
        ],
        [
          "servants",
          "servants"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(plural) crew, servants"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔlk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfʌlˀɡ̊]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "folk"
}

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    "West Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian",
    "West Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "West Frisian terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "West Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian",
    "West Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "West Frisian terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "folk",
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    ]
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
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        "3": "folk",
        "4": "",
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "folken",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "form": "folk",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "folken",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "folkens",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "15": "",
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        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "checkredlinks": "1",
        "g": "c",
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        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "folk c (singular definite folken, not used in plural form)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      "name": "da-decl"
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      "args": {
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        "gen-pl-def": "folkenes",
        "gen-pl-def-2": "",
        "gen-pl-def-3": "",
        "gen-pl-indef": "folks",
        "gen-pl-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-def": "folkens",
        "gen-sg-def-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef": "folks",
        "gen-sg-indef-2": "",
        "gen-sg-indef-3": "",
        "pl-def": "folkene",
        "pl-def-2": "",
        "pl-def-3": "",
        "pl-indef": "folk",
        "pl-indef-2": "",
        "pl-indef-3": "",
        "sg-def": "folken",
        "sg-def-2": "",
        "sg-indef": "folk"
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "folk",
      "translation": "folk",
      "urls": [
        "http://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=folk"
      ],
      "word": "in Den Danske Ordbog"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "da:Music"
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "folkemusik"
        },
        {
          "word": "protestsang"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "folk music (contemporary music in the style of traditional folk music)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "folk music",
          "folk music"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) folk music (contemporary music in the style of traditional folk music)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "no-plural"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɔwɡ̊]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "folk"
}

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