Folklore

See also: folklore and folk-lore

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English folklore with a spelling pronunciation. Doublet of Volklehre; not to be confused with Volkslehre (“ethnology”), a term now associated with Nazism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfɔlkˈloːʁə/
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Noun

Folklore f (genitive Folklore, plural Folkloren)

  1. popular tales, music, festivals, clothing, etc.; old traditions and customs; folklore
    Synonyms: Tradition, Volkstradition, (chiefly customs) Brauchtum
  2. (more negative) the artificial perpetuation of customs, their mere imitation or re-enactment
    Wenn ich im Dorfkrug nur noch Hochdeutsch höre, sind die plattdeutschen Straßenschilder reine Folklore!
    If I only hear High German in the village pub, the street signs in Low German are a mere re-enactment!

Declension

Declension of Folklore [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Folklore die Folkloren
genitive einer der Folklore der Folkloren
dative einer der Folklore den Folkloren
accusative eine die Folklore die Folkloren
  • Folkloristik
  • folkloristisch

Further reading

  • “Folklore” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Folklore” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Folklore” in Duden online
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