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Mannsvolk
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German
Etymology
de :af Mann -s- Volk
From de Mann -s- Volk.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmansfɔlk/
de De-Mannsvolk.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,s:es,^er[rare] de collective dated mildly pejorative now informal and mostly humorous
menfolk
de regional Mannsleute
de Na, das ist ja wieder typisch hier! Die Frauen arbeiten, während das Mannsvolk faul in der Sonne liegt! Now isn’t that typical! The women are working while the menfolk are lazily lying in the sun! jocular remark, which could be heard e.g. at a family reunion
Declension
n,s:es,^er
Coordinate terms
de Weibsvolk