"Volk" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /fɔlk/ Audio: De-Volk.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German volc, from Old High German folc, from Proto-West Germanic *folk, Proto-Germanic *fulką. Cognate with Dutch volk, English folk, Swedish folk, Norwegian Bokmål folk, Norwegian Bokmål folk, Icelandic fólk and Danish folk. Doublet of Pulk. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|volc}} Middle High German volc, {{inh|de|goh|folc}} Old High German folc, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*folk}} Proto-West Germanic *folk, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*fulką}} Proto-Germanic *fulką, {{cog|nl|volk}} Dutch volk, {{cog|en|folk}} English folk, {{cog|sv|folk}} Swedish folk, {{cog|nb|folk}} Norwegian Bokmål folk, {{cog|nb|folk}} Norwegian Bokmål folk, {{cog|is|fólk}} Icelandic fólk, {{cog|da|folk}} Danish folk, {{doublet|de|Pulk}} Doublet of Pulk Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,^er|dim=^chen,^lein}} Volk n (strong, genitive Volkes or Volks, plural Völker, diminutive Völkchen n or Völklein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,^er}} Forms: Volkes [genitive], Volks [genitive], Völker [plural], Völkchen [diminutive, neuter], Völklein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Volk [nominative, singular], Völker [definite, nominative, plural], Volkes [genitive, singular], Volks [genitive, singular], Völker [definite, genitive, plural], Volk [dative, singular], Volke [dative, singular], Völkern [dative, definite, plural], Volk [accusative, singular], Völker [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (collective) people, nation, folk, tribe, race (group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language) Tags: collective, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Volk-de-noun-06YIfGHU
  2. people, population, citizens Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Volk-de-noun-1qMs3T-r
  3. (possibly dated) common people, the lower classes, the working classes Tags: dated, neuter, possibly, strong
    Sense id: en-Volk-de-noun-jJI7ckqP Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 19 18 45 1 17
  4. folk, crowd (large group of people gathered somewhere) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Volk-de-noun-7BFxFPpO
  5. (biology) herd, covey, swarm, colony; chiefly of insects Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-Volk-de-noun-~BOd6Dti Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bevölkern, Bevölkerung, Rabenvolk, Stimmvolk, Umvolkung, Völkerkunde, Völkerrecht, Völkerverständigung, Völkerwanderung, völkisch, Volksabstimmung, Volksaktie, Volksarmee, Volksauflauf, Volksaufstand, Volksbefragung, Volksbegehren, Volksbewegung, Volksentscheid, Volkserhebung, Volksetymologie, Volksfest, Volksfront, Volksgarten, Volksheld, Volksherrschaft, Volkskünstler, Volkslied, Volksmärchen, Volksmund, Volksmusik, Volkspark, Volkspolizei, Volksrepublik, Volkssage, Volkssänger, Volkstanz, Volksverdummung, Volksverhetzung, Volksvermögen, Volksverräter, Volksversammlung, Volksvertreter, Volksvertretung, Volkswagen, Volksweise, Volksweisheit, Volkszählung, Volkszugehörigkeit, Pulk, Leute, Mensch, Nation

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      "word": "Volksfest"
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      "word": "Volkspark"
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      "form": "Volke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Völkern",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Volk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Völker",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s,^er",
        "dim": "^chen,^lein"
      },
      "expansion": "Volk n (strong, genitive Volkes or Volks, plural Völker, diminutive Völkchen n or Völklein n)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n,(e)s,^er"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "bevölkern"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bevölkerung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rabenvolk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stimmvolk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Umvolkung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Völkerkunde"
    },
    {
      "word": "Völkerrecht"
    },
    {
      "word": "Völkerverständigung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Völkerwanderung"
    },
    {
      "word": "völkisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksabstimmung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksaktie"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksarmee"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksauflauf"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksaufstand"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksbefragung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksbegehren"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksbewegung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksentscheid"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volkserhebung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksetymologie"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksfest"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksfront"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksgarten"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksheld"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksherrschaft"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volkskünstler"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volkslied"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksmärchen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksmund"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksmusik"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volkspark"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volkspolizei"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksrepublik"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volkssage"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volkssänger"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volkstanz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksverdummung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksverhetzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksvermögen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksverräter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksversammlung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksvertreter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksvertretung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volkswagen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksweise"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volksweisheit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volkszählung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volkszugehörigkeit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Pulk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Leute"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mensch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nation"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "German collective nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "people, nation, folk, tribe, race (group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "nation",
          "nation"
        ],
        [
          "folk",
          "folk"
        ],
        [
          "tribe",
          "tribe"
        ],
        [
          "race",
          "race"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(collective) people, nation, folk, tribe, race (group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "people, population, citizens"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "population",
          "population"
        ],
        [
          "citizen",
          "citizen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German dated terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "common people, the lower classes, the working classes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "common",
          "common"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "lower",
          "lower"
        ],
        [
          "classes",
          "classes"
        ],
        [
          "working classes",
          "working classes"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(possibly dated) common people, the lower classes, the working classes"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "neuter",
        "possibly",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "folk, crowd (large group of people gathered somewhere)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "folk",
          "folk"
        ],
        [
          "crowd",
          "crowd"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Biology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "herd, covey, swarm, colony; chiefly of insects"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
        ],
        [
          "herd",
          "herd"
        ],
        [
          "covey",
          "covey"
        ],
        [
          "swarm",
          "swarm"
        ],
        [
          "colony",
          "colony"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biology) herd, covey, swarm, colony; chiefly of insects"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɔlk/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "folg (not for all speakers)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Volk.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bf/De-Volk.ogg/De-Volk.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/De-Volk.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Volk"
}

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