Meaning

1 senses
  1. A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.

    Volksmärchen, Märchen

    наро́дная ска́зкаnaródnaja skázka, ска́зкаskázka

    наро́дна ка́зкаnaródna kázka

More definitions
  • a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk

Examples

5 sentences
  1. I bought a book of folktales.

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  2. According to folktales, cats have nine lives.

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  3. Ziri appreciated Rima's effort in collecting Berber folktales.

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  4. A folktale wasn't created by a single known author. It arose among the people.

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  5. Ziri collected Berber folktales.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
story that is part of the oral tradition of a people:
Русский
By meaning 1
story that is part of the oral tradition of a people:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
story that is part of the oral tradition of a people:

Origin

From folk + tale.

From folk + tale.

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Forms

plural: folktales

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk:folk tale

Word family

1 related words
Relatedfolklore

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
folktale — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto