German

edit

Etymology

edit

Calque of French faux-ami.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈfalʃɐ fʁɔɪ̯nt/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

edit

falscher Freund m (strong, definite nominative der falsche Freund, genitive (des) falschen Freunds or (des) falschen Freundes, plural falsche Freunde, definite plural die falschen Freunde)

  1. (linguistics, translation studies, lexicography) false friend
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see falsch,‎ Freund.

Declension

edit