"fólk" meaning in Icelandic

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Noun

IPA: /foul̥k/
Rhymes: -oul̥k Etymology: From Old Norse folk, fólk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|folk}} Old Norse folk, {{der|is|gem-pro|*fulką}} Proto-Germanic *fulką Head templates: {{is-noun|@@}} fólk n (genitive singular fólks, no plural) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|n.sg}} Forms: fólks [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], fólk [indefinite, nominative, singular], fólkið [definite, nominative, singular], fólk [accusative, indefinite, singular], fólkið [accusative, definite, singular], fólki [dative, indefinite, singular], fólkinu [dative, definite, singular], fólks [genitive, indefinite, singular], fólksins [definite, genitive, singular]
  1. (collective) people Tags: collective, neuter, no-plural Derived forms: kvenfólk, mannfólk, vinnufólk, þjónustufólk
    Sense id: en-fólk-is-noun-yQImgPiI Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "folk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse folk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fulką"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fulką",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse folk, fólk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fólks",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólkið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólkið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólkinu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólksins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "fólk n (genitive singular fólks, no plural)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n.sg"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "kvenfólk"
        },
        {
          "word": "mannfólk"
        },
        {
          "word": "vinnufólk"
        },
        {
          "word": "þjónustufólk"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I know a lot of people.",
          "text": "Ég þekki margt fólk.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "people"
      ],
      "id": "en-fólk-is-noun-yQImgPiI",
      "links": [
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(collective) people"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "neuter",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/foul̥k/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oul̥k"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fólk"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kvenfólk"
    },
    {
      "word": "mannfólk"
    },
    {
      "word": "vinnufólk"
    },
    {
      "word": "þjónustufólk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "folk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse folk",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fulką"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fulką",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse folk, fólk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fólks",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólkið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólk",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólkið",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólkinu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fólksins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "@@"
      },
      "expansion": "fólk n (genitive singular fólks, no plural)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n.sg"
      },
      "name": "is-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic collective nouns",
        "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Icelandic lemmas",
        "Icelandic neuter nouns",
        "Icelandic nouns",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Icelandic terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Icelandic terms with usage examples",
        "Icelandic uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Icelandic/oul̥k",
        "Rhymes:Icelandic/oul̥k/1 syllable"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I know a lot of people.",
          "text": "Ég þekki margt fólk.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "people"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(collective) people"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "neuter",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/foul̥k/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oul̥k"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fólk"
}

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