"volk" meaning in Dutch

See volk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vɔlk/ Audio: Nl-volk.ogg Forms: volken [plural], volkeren [plural], volkje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɔlk Etymology: From Middle Dutch volc, from Old Dutch folc, from Proto-West Germanic *folk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|volc}} Middle Dutch volc, {{inh|nl|odt|folc}} Old Dutch folc, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*folk}} Proto-West Germanic *folk, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*fulką}} Proto-Germanic *fulką Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+|pl2=-eren}} volk n (plural volken or volkeren, diminutive volkje n)
  1. people, nation Tags: neuter Synonyms: natie
    Sense id: en-volk-nl-noun-s1p63liA
  2. tribe Tags: neuter Synonyms: stam
    Sense id: en-volk-nl-noun-0i9ODyd5
  3. (uncountable) folk, the common people, the lower classes, the working classes Tags: neuter, uncountable
    Sense id: en-volk-nl-noun-RQdPvYgn Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 7 38 15 36 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 41 19 33 2 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 1 9 61 29
  4. (informal, uncountable) people (many individuals) Tags: informal, neuter, uncountable Synonyms: mensen, lieden, lui
    Sense id: en-volk-nl-noun-wpJZ7hsk Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 7 38 15 36 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bevolken, bijenvolk, omvolking, ontvolking, volkenrecht, volkrijk, volks, volksbuurt, volksdans, volksfeest, volksgeest, volksgericht, volkslied, volksmenner, volksmond, volkspartij, volksverhaal, volkszanger

Inflected forms

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      "word": "volkenrecht"
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      "word": "volkrijk"
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "volksverhaal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "volkszanger"
    }
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          "text": "André Hazes was een volkszanger.\nAndré Hazes was a working-class singer.",
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          "text": "Was er veel volk bij de bijeenkomst?",
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          "word": "lieden"
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          "word": "lui"
        }
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    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
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    {
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      "word": "omvolking"
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    {
      "word": "ontvolking"
    },
    {
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      "word": "volkrijk"
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      "word": "volks"
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    },
    {
      "word": "volksgeest"
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    {
      "word": "volksgericht"
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      "word": "volkslied"
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    },
    {
      "word": "volksmond"
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    {
      "word": "volkspartij"
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          "common"
        ],
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          "people",
          "people"
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          "lower"
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          "text": "Was er veel volk bij de bijeenkomst?",
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        {
          "word": "lieden"
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        {
          "word": "lui"
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      "ipa": "/vɔlk/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔlk"
    }
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}

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