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/

• Audio:

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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

Related terms

• Folkloristik
• folkloristisch

Further reading

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