Meanings
adjectivefolkloric (comparative more folkloric, superlative most folkloric)
comparative more folkloric · superlative most folkloric
- Of, pertaining to, or having the character of folklore.
a folkloric narrative
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*fulkaz
- Proto-Germanic*fulką
- Proto-West Germanic*folk
- Old Englishfolc
- Middle Englishfolk
- Englishfolk
- Proto-Indo-European*leys-
- Proto-Indo-European*(le-)lóys-e
- Proto-Germanic*lizaną
- Proto-Germanic*laizijaną
- Proto-Germanic*laizō
- Proto-West Germanic*laiʀu
- Old Englishlār
- Middle Englishlore
- Englishlore
- Englishfolklore
- Englishfolkloric
Translations
Catalan folklòric
- folklòricof or pertaining to folklore
French folklorique
- folkloriqueof or pertaining to folklore
German volkskundlich
- volkskundlichof or pertaining to folklore
Italian folcloristico
- folcloristicoof or pertaining to folklore
Portuguese folclórico
- folclóricoof or pertaining to folklore
Russian фолькло́рный
- фолькло́рный (folʹklórnyj)of or pertaining to folklore
Spanish folclórico, folklórico
- folclóricoof or pertaining to folklore
- folklóricoof or pertaining to folklore
Yiddish פֿאָלקלאָריש
- פֿאָלקלאָריש (folklorish)of or pertaining to folklore
Cite this entry
APA
folkloric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folkloric
MLA
“folkloric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folkloric. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “folkloric,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folkloric.
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