Meaning

4 senses

  1. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.

  2. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.

  3. (not comparable)Of or related to local building materials and styles.

    Volks-

    наро́дныйnaródnyj

    наро́днийnaródnyj

  4. (not comparable)Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically or ideologically correct or rigorous.

    folk psychology; folk linguistics

    наро́дныйnaródnyj

Examples

190 sentences

  1. I'm very interested in folk music.

    Мене дуже цікавить народна музика. — deniko

    deIch interessiere mich sehr für Volksmusik. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. I'll be right back, folks.

    Народе, я хутко повернуся. — deniko

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  3. Folks, it's time I was leaving.

    Хлопці, мені вже час йти. — deniko

    ruРебята, мне пора. — Dorenda

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  4. I like folk songs.

    Мені подобаються народні пісні. — deniko

    ruЯ люблю народные песни. — Selena777

    deIch mag Volkslieder. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. Do you like folk music?

    Ти любиш народну музику? — deniko

    deMagst du Volksmusik? — Yorwba

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported — see also vernacular:
Русский
By meaning 1
of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported — see also vernacular:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported — see also vernacular:

Origin

From Middle English folk, from Old English folc, from Proto-West Germanic *folk, from Prot

From Middle English folk, from Old English folc, from Proto-West Germanic *folk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-gós, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).

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Word family

2 related words
Derivedfolk etymologyfolk medicine

Collocations

4 patterns
  • folk songs
  • folk music
  • like folk music
  • like folk

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
foleyfoliagefoliofolklorefolktaleC1followA2
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