folk

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
2. People, persons.
3. One’s relatives, especially one’s parents.
4. Short for folk music.

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
2. Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.
3. Of or related to local building materials and styles.
4. Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically correct or rigorous.

Concepten

volk

mensen

peupel

lieden

Folk

familie

man

massa

menigte

mens

personen

plebs

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/fəʊk/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English folk, from Old English folc, from Proto-West Germanic *folk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁-gós, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).
Cognate with German Volk, Dutch volk, Swedish folk and Danish folk. Doublet of volk.

Zinnen

The Greek musicians play on small portable folk style instruments .

De Griekse muzikanten spelen op kleine draagbare folkstijlinstrumenten.

Much of William Schmidt's music was influenced by jazz and folk music .

Veel van de muziek van William Schmidt werd beïnvloed door jazz- en volksmuziek.