folk
English
/fəʊk/, /foʊk/
adj
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
- Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.
- (architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles.
- Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically correct or rigorous.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English folk inherited from Old English folc (troop, common people, crowd, army, nation, people, band, multitude) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fulką (people, multitude, host of warriors, people collectively, folk, crowd, nation, tribe, race, army) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-gós.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pl̥h₁-gós
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Suffolk English
- ad English
- adfolk English
- alms English
- alms-folk English
- almsfolk English
- anti-folk English
- business English
- businessfolk English
- chair English
- chairfolk English
- cisfolk English
- common English
- commonfolk English
- congress English
- congressfolk English
- country English
- countryfolk English
- craft English
- electrofolk English
- field English
- fieldfolk English
- fin English
- finfolk English
- fisher English
- fisherfolk English
- folk song English
- folkcraft English
- folker English
- folkfree English
- folkgame English
- folkie English
- folkiness English
- folkish English
- folkishly English
- folkishness English
- folkland English
- folklife English
- folklike English
- folklore English
- folkloric English
- folklorish English
- folklorist English
- folkloristic English
- folkly English
- folkmoot English
- folknik English
- folkred English
- folkright English
- folksinger English
- folksinging English
- folkster English
- folkstyle English
- folktale English
- folkway English
- folkweave English
- folky English
- free English
- game English
- gay English
- gayfolk English
- gentle English
- gentlefolk English
- grandfolk English
- hill English
- hillfolk English
- kin English
- kinfolk English
- kins English
- kinsfolk English
- kith English
- kithfolk English
- lady English
- ladyfolk English
- land English
- life English
- lizard English
- lizardfolk English
- lore English
- men English
- menfolk English
- merfolk English
- moot English
- neofolk English
- nonfolk English
- nonfolklore English
- pseudofolk English
- rat English
- ratfolk English
- right English
- sea English
- seafolk English
- show English
- showfolk English
- singer English
- singing English
- skin English
- skinfolk English
- small English
- smallfolk English
- snow English
- snowfolk English
- song English
- straight English
- straightfolk English
- street English
- streetfolk English
- style English
- tale English
- town English
- townfolk English
- townsfolk English
- trade English
- tradesfolk English
- transfolk English
- turbo-folk English
- way English
- weave English
- women English
- womenfolk English
- work English
- workfolk English
- yacht English
- yachtsfolk English
- young English
- youngfolk English
- Fulcaredi Latin
- fullo, fullare Latin
- Folklore German
- Fußvolk German
- Herrenvolk German
- Kulturvolk German
- Mischvolk German
- Tätervolk German
- Umvolkung German
- Volk German
- Volksabstimmung German
- Volksarmee German
- Volksaufstand German
- Volksbewegung German
- Volksbezeichnung German
- Volksdeutscher German
- Volksempfänger German
- Volksetymologie German
- Volksfeind German
- Volksfest German
- Volksgemeinschaft German
- Volksgenosse German
- Volksgericht German
- Volksgruppe German
- Volksherrschaft German
- Volkskammer German
- Volkskrankheit German
- Volkskunde German
- Volkslehre German
- Volkslied German
- Volksmarine German
- Volksmund German
- Volksmusik German
- Volkspolizei German
- Volksschule German
- Volkssport German
- Volkssprache German
- Volkstod German
- Volkstracht German
- Volkstrauertag German
- Volksverhetzung German
- Volksverräter German
- Volkswagen German
- Volksweisheit German
- Volkszugehörigkeit German
- Volkszählung German
- Völkerkunde German
- Völkerpsychologie German
- Völkerverständigung German
- Völkerwanderung German
- volksdeutsch German
- volkseigen German
- volksmäßig German
- völkisch German
- folklór Hungarian
- folclore Italian
- Volkenbond Dutch, Flemish
- Volkslatijn Dutch, Flemish
- bijenvolk Dutch, Flemish
- omvolking Dutch, Flemish
- scheepsvolk Dutch, Flemish
- volk Dutch, Flemish
- volkenrecht Dutch, Flemish
- volkerenmoord Dutch, Flemish
- volks Dutch, Flemish
- volksaard Dutch, Flemish
- volksaltaar Dutch, Flemish
- volksbuurt Dutch, Flemish
- volksfeest Dutch, Flemish
- volksgezondheid Dutch, Flemish
- volkslied Dutch, Flemish
- volksmenner Dutch, Flemish
- volksmond Dutch, Flemish
- volksoploop Dutch, Flemish
- volksopstand Dutch, Flemish
- volksplanting Dutch, Flemish
- volksraad Dutch, Flemish
- volksrepubliek Dutch, Flemish
- volksstam Dutch, Flemish
- volkstaal Dutch, Flemish
- volkstelling Dutch, Flemish
- volkstuin Dutch, Flemish
- volkstuinder Dutch, Flemish
- volksuniversiteit Dutch, Flemish
- volksverhaal Dutch, Flemish
- volksvertegenwoordiger Dutch, Flemish
- volksvertegenwoordiging Dutch, Flemish
- volksvijandig Dutch, Flemish
- wachtvolk Dutch, Flemish
- folklore French
- Ярополк Russian
- авиаполк Russian
- однополчанин Russian
- ополчить Russian
- полк Russian
- полковой Russian
- полчанин Russian
- полчище Russian
- folclore Spanish, Castilian
- folk Spanish, Castilian
- *pl̥h₁-gós Proto-Indo-European
- folklore Norwegian Bokmål
- folclore Portuguese
- folk Portuguese
- *fulką Proto-Germanic
- folk Swedish
- folkbibliotek Swedish
- folkbildning Swedish
- folkbokföra Swedish
- folkhälsa Swedish
- folkhögskola Swedish
- folkmassa Swedish
- folkminne Swedish
- folkmusik Swedish
- folkomröstning Swedish
- folkräkning Swedish
- folkrätt Swedish
- folksaga Swedish
- folkstyre Swedish
- folkvett Swedish
- folkvilja Swedish
- folkvisa Swedish
- folköl Swedish
- fästfolk Swedish
- husfolk Swedish
- mellanfolklig Swedish
- フォークソング Japanese
- マーフォーク Japanese
- folklor Polish
- folklore Norwegian Nynorsk
- ceorlfolc Old English
- folc Old English
- folcgefeoht Old English
- folcland Old English
- folclar Old English
- folclic Old English
- folcræden Old English
- folcstede Old English
- folcġemōt Old English
- landfolc Old English
- folk Middle English
- folke Middle English
- folkrede Middle English
- tunfolk Middle English
- folk Old Norse
- fólk Old Norse
- Folketinget Danish
- Godtfolk Danish
- affolke Danish
- folk Danish
- folkeafstemning Danish
- folkeeventyr Danish
- folkemord Danish
- folkeret Danish
- folklore Danish
- musikfolk Danish
- *pъlkъ Proto-Slavic
- folklor Serbo-Croatian
- folklore Catalan, Valencian
- volc Middle Dutch
- folc Old High German
- folk Old High German
- folklora Latvian
- volk Afrikaans
- volc Middle High German
- volk Middle High German
- Vollek Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- פּאָרפֿאָלק Yiddish
- פֿאָלק Yiddish
- פֿאָלקלאָר Yiddish
- *folk gmw-pro
- folc Old Dutch
- ფოლკლორი Georgian
- fòlk Cimbrian
- folk Old Saxon
- fowk Scots
- *fulc Frankish
- пълъкъ Old East Slavic
- folk Old Frisian
- Volk Pennsylvania German
- folklor Crimean Tatar
- fulḱ Vilamovian
- ad
- rat
- fin
- sea
- gay
- men
- way
- kin
- alms
- game
- skin
- free
- land
- town
- kith
- life
- lady
- show
- work
- hill
- song
- moot
- tale
- kins
- snow
- lore
- weave
- right
- young
- chair
- style
- field
- folky
- trade
- craft
- women
- small
- yacht
- folkly
- adfolk
- gentle
- folkie
- fisher
- common
- singer
- folker
- street
- lizard
- folkway
- menfolk
- nonfolk
- ratfolk
- folkred
- finfolk
- country
- folknik
- Suffolk
- neofolk
- folkish
- merfolk
- seafolk
- singing
- cisfolk
- gayfolk
- kinfolk
- ladyfolk
- folkland
- business
- congress
- skinfolk
- folktale
- kithfolk
- townfolk
- showfolk
- straight
- folklore
- workfolk
- folkgame
- kinsfolk
- folkmoot
- snowfolk
- folkfree
- almsfolk
- hillfolk
- folklife
- folklike
- folkster
- folkiness
- townsfolk
- anti-folk
- folkweave
- grandfolk
- folkloric
- folkishly
- smallfolk
- womenfolk
- transfolk
- fieldfolk
- folkcraft
- chairfolk
- youngfolk
- alms-folk
- folkright
- folk song
- folkstyle
- fisherfolk
- commonfolk
- folklorist
- lizardfolk
- tradesfolk
- folklorish
- pseudofolk
- streetfolk
- gentlefolk
- yachtsfolk
- folksinger
- turbo-folk
- folkishness
- folksinging
- electrofolk
- countryfolk
- nonfolklore
- congressfolk
- folkloristic
- businessfolk
- straightfolk