falsk

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German valsch, from Old Saxon *falski, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (false, counterfeit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /falsk/, [falˀsɡ̊]

Adjective

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  1. false
  2. fake
  3. counterfeit
  4. forged, spurious
  5. deceitful

Noun

falsk c or n (singular definite falsken or falsket, not used in plural form)

  1. (rare) forgery

Declension

Derived terms

  • dokumentfalsk

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German valsch, from Old Saxon *falski, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (false, counterfeit).

Adjective

falsk (neuter singular falskt, definite singular and plural falske)

  1. false
  2. out of tune

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German valsch, from Old Saxon *falski, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (false, counterfeit).

Adjective

falsk (neuter singular falskt, definite singular and plural falske)

  1. false

Derived terms

References

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (false, counterfeit). Cognate with West Frisian falsck.

Adjective

falsk

  1. wrong; false

Synonyms

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish falsker, borrowed from Middle Low German valsch, from Old Saxon *falski, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (false, counterfeit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /falsk/, [fal̪ːs̪k]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -alsk

Adjective

falsk (comparative falskare, superlative falskast)

  1. false (untrue, not factual, wrong)
    ett falskt påstående
    a false claim
  2. fake (not the actual thing)
    falska pärlor
    fake pearls
  3. untrustworthy, two-faced
  4. (music) false (off-key, out of tune)
    sjunga falskt
    sing off-key

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

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