Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

völkisch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: volkisch
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a German populist, identity-nationalist or ethnonationalist ideology found since the late 19th century.

Example Sentences

"It is led by Björn Höcke, who is considered to be part of the AfD’s far right or völkisch wing, which was officially disbanded but is still widely believed to exist."

Etymology

From German völkisch. (Morphologically, compare English folkish.)

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: völkisch

Questions

What does völkisch mean?: Pertaining to a German populist, identity-nationalist or ethnonationalist ideology found since the late 19th century.
Where does völkisch come from?: It is traced to German.

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