Volk

See also: volk

German
der Reichstag mit der Inschrift „Dem deutschen Volke“ — the Reichstag with the inscription „To the German people“ (sense 1)

Etymology

From Middle High German volc, from Old High German folc, from Proto-Germanic *fulką. Cognate with Dutch volk, English, Swedish and Danish folk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɔlk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: folg (not for all speakers)

Noun

Volk n (genitive Volkes or Volks, plural Völker, diminutive Völkchen n or Völklein n)

  1. people, nation, folk, tribe, race (group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language)
  2. people, population, citizens
  3. (possibly dated) common people, the lower classes, the working classes
  4. folk, crowd (large group of people gathered somewhere)
  5. (biology) herd, covey, swarm, colony; chiefly of insects

Declension
Declension of Volk
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Volk die Völker
genitive eines des Volkes,
Volks		 der Völker
dative einem dem Volk,
Volke1		 den Völkern
accusative ein das Volk die Völker
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • Volk in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Volk, Dutch volk, English folk.

Noun

Volk n

  1. people, folk

Slovene

Proper noun

Volk

  1. A surname​.
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