folklore

== English == === Alternative forms === folk-lore === Etymology === From folk +‎ lore, coined by British writer William Thoms in 1846 to replace terms such as "popular antiquities". Thoms imitated German terms such as Volklehre (“people's customs”) and Volksüberlieferung (“popular tradition”). Compare also Old English folclar (“popular instruction; homily”) and West Frisian folkloare (“folklore”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfəʊk.lɔː/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈfoʊk.lɔːɹ/ === Noun === folklore (countable and uncountable, plural folklores) The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population. (by extension) The tales, superstitions etc. of any particular group or community. (mathematics, slang) The collective of proofs or techniques which are widely known among mathematicians, but have never been formally published. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === folk lore myth oral tradition intangible cultural heritage == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from English folklore. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [fulˈklɔ.ɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [folˈklɔ.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [folˈklo.ɾe] === Noun === folklore m (uncountable) folklore ==== Derived terms ==== folklòric === Further reading === “folklore”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “folklore”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “folklore” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “folklore” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Danish == === Etymology === From English folklore, from folk + lore. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔlkloːrə/, [fʌlɡ̊ˈloːɐ], [fʌlˈkʰloːɐ] === Noun === folklore c (singular definite folkloren, not used in plural form) folklore === Further reading === “folklore” in Den Danske Ordbog folklore on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English folklore. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔlˈkloːrə/ Hyphenation: fol‧klo‧re === Noun === folklore c (uncountable, no diminutive) folklore == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English folklore. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔl.klɔʁ/ === Noun === folklore m (plural folklores) folklore ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: folclor n → Turkish: folklor === Further reading === “folklore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Noun === folklore (plural folklore-folklore) alternative spelling of folklor (“folklore”) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From English folklore. === Noun === folklore m (definite singular folkloren, indefinite plural folklorer, definite plural folklorene) folklore === References === “folklore” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From English folklore. === Noun === folklore m (definite singular folkloren, indefinite plural folklorar, definite plural folklorane) folklore === References === “folklore” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /folˈkloɾe/ [folˈklo.ɾe] Rhymes: -oɾe IPA(key): /folˈkloɾ/ [folˈkloɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: fol‧klo‧re === Noun === folklore m (plural folklores) alternative spelling of folclore === Further reading === “folklore”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English folklore. Attested since 1872. === Noun === folklore c folklore ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== folktro === References === folklore in Svensk ordbok (SO) folklore in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)