fólk

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See also: folk and Folk

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse folk, fólk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.

Pronunciation

Noun

fólk n (genitive singular fólks, plural fólk)

  1. people
  2. lineage, dynasty
  3. team
  4. person
  5. guests
  6. chessmen

Declension

Declension of fólk
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fólk fólkið fólk fólkini
accusative fólk fólkið fólk fólkini
dative fólki fólkinum fólkum fólkunum
genitive fólks fólksins fólka fólkanna

Hyponyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse folk, fólk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.

Pronunciation

Noun

fólk n (genitive singular fólks, no plural)

  1. (collective) people

Declension

    Declension of fólk
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative fólk fólkið
accusative fólk fólkið
dative fólki fólkinu
genitive fólks fólksins

Derived terms

Old Norse

Noun

fólk n

  1. Alternative form of folk

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse fólk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.

Pronunciation

Noun

fólk n (definite singular fólkeð, plural fólk)

  1. people
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