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

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

  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

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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

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian falsk, 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

Inflection of falsk
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular falsk falskare falskast
Neuter singular falskt falskare falskast
Plural falska falskare falskast
Masculine plural3 falske falskare falskast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 falske falskare falskaste
All falska falskare falskaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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