folka

Albanian

Verb

folka

1. third-person singular present admirative of flas

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• folkene

Noun

folka n

1. definite plural of folk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• folki, folkjo, folkjå

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔl.çɑ/, /ˈfɔl.kɑ/

Noun

folka n

1. definite plural of folk

Etymology 2

From the noun folk. The adjective is likely a past participle of the verb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fɔl.kɑ/

Adjective

folka

1. populated
2. manned

Verb

folka (present tense folkar, past tense folka, past participle folka, passive infinitive folkast, present participle folkande, imperative folka/folk)

1. alternative form of folke

References

• “folka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

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folka

Wikipedia ^sv

Noun

folka c

1. (colloquial) clipping of folkvagn, Volkswagen, the people's car, especially a Beetle

   Synonym: (Beetle) bubbla

   Fullt med folkor på Mantorp

   Many Volkswagens at Mantorp [a racing track]

2. (colloquial, often in the definite and capitalized and used as a (sometimes unofficial) name – "Folkan") synonym of folkets hus

   gå på Folkan

   go to Folkan / the People's House

Usage notes

Folkan was also a theater in Stockholm demolished in 2008.

Declension

Declension of folka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	folka	folkas
	definite	folkan	folkans
plural	indefinite	folkor	folkors
	definite	folkorna	folkornas

References

• folka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• folka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Slangopedia