Pulk

See also: pulk and pułk

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pułk, from Proto-Slavic *pъlkъ, probably from Proto-Germanic *fulką, and then a doublet of Volk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʊlk/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Pulk n (strong, genitive Pulkes or Pulks, plural Pulke, diminutive Pülkchen n)

1. an unorganized group of people, typically between ±7 and 100; a mob, but not necessarily aggressive
2. (sports) main group of competitors in a race, e.g. of cycling or long-distance running; peloton

   Synonym: Hauptfeld

Declension

Declension of Pulk [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Pulk	die	Pulke
genitive	eines	des	Pulkes, Pulks	der	Pulke
dative	einem	dem	Pulk, Pulke1	den	Pulken
accusative	ein	das	Pulk	die	Pulke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Pulk”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Vilamovian

Noun

Pulk f (plural Pulkia, diminutive Pylkla)

1. Polish woman, female Pole