different between folklore vs hidebehind

English

Etymology

From folk +? lore, coined in 1846 by William Thoms to replace terms such as "popular antiquities". Thoms imitated German terms such as Volklehre (“people's customs”) and Volksüberlieferung ("popular tradition"). Compare also Old English folclar ("popular instruction; homily") and West Frisian folkloare (“folklore”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?f??k.l??/

Noun

folklore (countable and uncountable, plural folklores)

1. The tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population.

Derived terms

• folkloric
• folklorish
• folklorism
• folklorist

Related terms

• folkloristics

Descendants

Translations

See also

• folk
• lore
• myth
• oral tradition
• intangible cultural heritage

Catalan

Etymology

From English folklore.

Noun

folklore m (uncountable)

1. folklore

Derived terms

• folklòric

Further reading

• “folklore” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “folklore” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “folklore” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “folklore” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Etymology

From English folklore, from folk + lore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?lklo?r?/, [f?l???lo??], [f?l?k?lo??]

Noun

folklore c (singular definite folkloren, not used in plural form)

1. folklore

Further reading

• “folklore” in Den Danske Ordbog
• folklore on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

French

Etymology

From English folklore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?l.kl??/

Noun

folklore m (plural folklores)

1. folklore

Further reading

• “folklore” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English folklore.

Noun

folklore m (definite singular folkloren, indefinite plural folklorer, definite plural folklorene)

1. folklore

References

• “folklore” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English folklore.

Noun

folklore m (definite singular folkloren, indefinite plural folklorar, definite plural folklorane)

1. folklore

References

• “folklore” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Noun

folklore m (plural folklores)

1. Alternative spelling of folclore

English

Etymology

hide +? behind

Noun

hidebehind (plural hidebehinds)

1. A creature in United States folklore that may be glimpsed but never seen clearly.
   • 1984, John Wood Campbell (ed.), Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact

     She meets sirens and sea serpents and hidebehinds, wicked kings and repulsive recluses, capitalist magicians and seven-league boots and magic pomegranates.