volk

See also Volk

English

Alternative forms

• voke
• volke

Etymology

From German Volk or Dutch volk.

Noun

volk (plural volks)

1. (UK, dialectal) Folk.
   • 1608, William Shakespeare, King Lear

     Edg. Good gentleman, go your gait, and let poor volk pass.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔlk

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch volc, from Old Dutch folk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką. Compare German Volk, West Frisian folk, English folk, Danish folk.

Noun

volk n (plural volken or volkeren, diminutive volkje)

1. people, nation, tribe, race
2. (informal, uncountable) people (many individuals)

   Was er veel volk bij de bijeenkomst?

   Were there a lot of people at the meeting?

Synonyms

• (nation): natie
• (tribe): stam
• (race): ras, geslacht
• (many individuals): mensen, lieden, lui

Derived terms

bevolken volkenrecht volksbuurt volksfeest volkslied volksmond volksverhaal

Anagrams

• vlok

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʋou̯k/

Noun

vólk m anim. (dual volkova, plural volkovi)

1. wolf

Declension

Declension of volk (masculine animate, plural in -ov-)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	volk	volkova	volkovi
accusative	volka	volkova	volkove
genitive	volka	volkov	volkov
dative	volku	volkovoma	volkovom
locative	volku	volkovih	volkovih
instrumental	volkom	volkovoma	volkovi

Derived terms

• volkec
• volkulja