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Folklore

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Noun

die Folklore

Pronunciation: /ˌfɔlkˈloːʁə/

popular tales, music, festivals, clothing, etc.; old traditions and customs; folklore

The German noun Folklore means popular tales, music, festivals, clothing, etc.; old traditions… in English.

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All meanings of Folklore

Noun
  1. popular tales, music, festivals, clothing, etc.; old traditions and customs; folklore
  2. the artificial perpetuation of customs, their mere imitation or re-enactment

Folklore in a German sentence

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!

Forms of Folklore

singular die Folklore
plural no common plural

Folklore in the four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Folklore
Accusativedie Folklore
Dativeder Folklore
Genitiveder Folklore

Folklore has no common plural.