# folder
## English
### Etymology

From fold +‎ -er.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈfoʊɫdɚ/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈfəʊldə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ)

### Noun

folder (plural folders)
* An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.
    I keep all my schoolwork in a yellow folder.
* (computing) A virtual container in a computer's file system, in which files and other folders may be stored. The files and subfolders in a folder are usually related.
    Synonym: directory
    My essays are in the folder named "Schoolwork".
* A machine or person that folds things.
* A folding knife, typically a pocketknife.
** 2010 August 20, Joe Kertzman, Knives 2011: The World's Greatest Knife Book, F+W Media, Inc., →ISBN:A funny name for a knife, the Needs Work folder is purpose-built as a working folder, and includes a straight, plain-edge, modified-wharncliffe blade, and a comfortable, ergonomic handle.

#### Derived terms

* bone folder
* book folder
* file folder
* folderful
* folderless
* folderlike
* hot folder
* manila folder
* paper-folder
* refolder
* superfolder
* watched folder

#### Descendants

* → Brazilian Portuguese: folder, fôlder
* → Dutch: folder
* → Indonesian: folder
* → Japanese: フォルダ (foruda), フォルダー (forudā)
* → Polish: folder
* → Serbo-Croatian: folder

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* forled, refold, rolfed

## Chinese
### Etymology

From English folder.

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): fou$^1$ daa$^2$ / fou$^1$ daa$^4$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fou$^1$ daa$^2$ / fou$^1$ daa$^4$
*** Yale: fōu dá / fōu dàh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fou$^1$ daa$^2$ / fou$^1$ daa$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fou$^1$ da$^2$ / fou$^1$ da$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /fou̯⁵⁵ taː³⁵/, /fou̯⁵⁵ taː²¹/

### Noun

folder
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) folder; organizer
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) folder

### References

* Bauer, Robert S. (2021) ABC Cantonese-English Comprehensive Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 284

## Danish
### Noun

folder c pl
* indefinite plural of folde

### Verb

folder
* present tense of folde

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English folder.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: fol‧der
* Rhymes: -ɔldər

### Noun

folder m (plural folders, diminutive foldertje n)
* (folded) leaflet with information or advertising

#### Derived terms

* aanbiedingsfolder
* reclamefolder

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From English folder.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈfoldər/ [ˈfol.dər]
* Syllabification: fol‧der

### Noun

foldêr (plural folder-folder)
* (computing) folder (a virtual container in a computer's file system)
    Synonym: direktori
* folder (an organizer that papers are kept in)
    Synonym: map

### Further reading

* “folder” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Verb

folder
* present of folde

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English folder.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɔl.dɛr/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔldɛr
* Syllabification: fol‧der

### Noun

folder m inan
* (computing) folder
    Synonym: katalog
* brochure

#### Declension
### Further reading

* folder in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* folder in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* fôlder

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English folder.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfow.deʁ/ [ˈfoʊ̯.deh]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfow.deʁ/ [ˈfoʊ̯.deh]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈfow.deɾ/ [ˈfoʊ̯.deɾ]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈfow.deʁ/ [ˈfoʊ̯.deχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈfow.deɻ/ [ˈfoʊ̯.deɻ]

### Noun

folder m (plural folders or folderes)
* (Brazil) leaflet (small piece of paper with information)
    Synonym: panfleto

### Further reading

* “fôlder”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English folder.

### Noun

folder ? (Cyrillic spelling фолдер)
* (computing, colloquial) folder
    Synonyms: fascikl, mapa

## Swedish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English folder. According to SO attested since 1948.

### Noun

folder c
* A folded leaflet.
    Synonym: broschyr
** 2020 July 6, Christian S Zetterdahl, “Folder uppmärksammar om våld i hemmet [Leaflet highlights domestic violence]”, in SVT Nyheter:Länstyrelsen tillsammans med Region Östergötland har tagit fram en folder med information om utsatthet i hemmet relaterat till covid-19.The County Administrative Board, together with Region Östergötland, has produced a leaflet with information on vulnerability in the home related to COVID-19.
* (computing, nonstandard) Synonym of mapp (“folder”).
** 2023 March 6, “Jobba smartare – här är 10 finfina tillägg till Microsoft Office [Work smarter – here are 10 excellent add-ons for Microsoft Office]”, in Computer Sweden:Det här tillägget, som är gratis, vägleder dig genom förloppet i tre enkla steg. Du ombeds välja den folder där de raderade mejlen först fanns (Återskapa dokument eller Rensa).This add-on, which is free, guides you through the process in three simple steps. You are asked to select the folder where the deleted emails were originally located (Restore documents or Clean up).

### References

* folder in Svensk ordbok (SO)

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* polder

### Etymology

Borrowed from English folder.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈfoldeɾ/ [ˈfol.d̪ɛɾ]
** IPA: (more native-sounding) /ˈpoldeɾ/ [ˈpol.d̪ɛɾ]
* Rhymes: -oldeɾ
* Syllabification: fol‧der

### Noun

folder (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎ᜔ᜇᜒᜇ᜔)
* folder (organizer that papers are kept in)
    Synonym: karpeta

### Further reading

* “folder”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “folder”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018