folkliv

Swedish

Etymology

folk (“people”) +‎ liv (“life”)

Noun

folkliv n

1. life of a people (in terms of way of life, customs, beliefs, and the like – especially of ordinary people)
   1. a visible manifestation of the above; street life, etc.

      sitta på en uteservering och betrakta folklivet

      sit outside at a restaurant and watch the street life

Declension

Declension of folkliv

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	folkliv	folklivs
	definite	folklivet	folklivets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• folklivsforskare
• folklivsskildring

References

• folkliv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• folkliv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)