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Volk.

people, nation, folk, tribe, race (group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/fɔlk/
  1. people, nation, folk, tribe, race (group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language)

    collective · neuter · strong
  2. people, population, citizens

    neuter · strong
  3. common people, the lower classes, the working classes

    dated · neuter · possibly · strong
  4. folk, crowd (large group of people gathered somewhere)

    neuter · strong
  5. herd, covey, swarm, colony; chiefly of insects

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *fulkazder. Proto-Germanic *fulką Proto-West Germanic *folk Old High German folc Middle High German volc German Volk 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 Nynorsk folk, Icelandic fólk and Danish folk. Doublet of Pulk.

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