falsk
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German valsch, from Old Saxon *falski, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (“false, counterfeit”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
falsk (neuter falsk or falskt, plural and definite singular attributive falske)
Noun edit
falsk c or n (singular definite falsken or falsket, not used in plural form)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “falsk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German valsch, from Old Saxon *falski, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (“false, counterfeit”).
Adjective edit
falsk (neuter singular falskt, definite singular and plural falske)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “falsk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German valsch, from Old Saxon *falski, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (“false, counterfeit”).
Adjective edit
falsk (neuter singular falskt, definite singular and plural falske)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “falsk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Saterland Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian falsk, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (“false, counterfeit”). Cognate with West Frisian falsck.
Adjective edit
falsk
Synonyms edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish falsker, borrowed from Middle Low German valsch, from Old Saxon *falski, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (“false, counterfeit”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
falsk (comparative falskare, superlative falskast)
- false (untrue, not factual, wrong)
- ett falskt påstående
- a false claim
- fake (not the actual thing)
- falska pärlor
- fake pearls
- untrustworthy, two-faced
- (music) false (off-key, out of tune)
- sjunga falskt
- sing off-key
Declension edit
Inflection of falsk | |||
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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 |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- falsk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- falsk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- falsk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)