clansfolk

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈklænzˌfoʊk/ UK /ˈklænzˌfəʊk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the members of a clan collectively

The chief summoned his clansfolk to the great hall.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the members of a clan... kinsfolk kindredclansmenkinsmen

Word family

Related forms clan folk clansman

Etymology

A compound of clan + folk. Clan is from Scottish Gaelic clann ('children, family'), ultimately from Latin planta ('offshoot'); folk is from Old English folc ('people').

clann gd folc Old English

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# clansfolk

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈklænzˌfoʊk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈklænzˌfəʊk/

## Meanings
1. the members of a clan collectively

## Examples
- The chief summoned his clansfolk to the great hall.

## Synonyms
- kinsfolk
- kindred
- clansmen
- kinsmen

## Related Forms
- clan
- folk
- clansman

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: clann
- Root: folc

## Etymology
A compound of clan + folk. Clan is from Scottish Gaelic clann ('children, family'), ultimately from Latin planta ('offshoot'); folk is from Old English folc ('people').

## AI Etymology
Clansfolk is a compound of clan + folk. Clan is from Scottish Gaelic clann ('children, family'), ultimately from Latin planta ('offshoot'); folk is from Old English folc ('people'). The historical trail runs through clann in Scottish Gaelic and folc in Old English. Morphologically, clansfolk is transparent: it is a compound of clan + folk. Used as a noun, clansfolk now means "the members of a clan collectively", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as clan, folk, and clansman. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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