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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /falsk/, [falˀsɡ̊]

Adjective

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

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

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

  1. (rare) forgery

Declension

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Declension of falsk
either
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative falsk falsken
falsket
genitive falsks falskens
falskets

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

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

  1. false
  2. out of tune

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

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

  1. false

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Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian falsk, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (false, counterfeit). Cognate with West Frisian falsck.

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falsk

  1. wrong; false

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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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

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Inflection of falsk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular falsk falskare falskast
neuter singular falskt falskare falskast
plural falska falskare falskast
masculine plural2 falske falskare falskast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 falske falskare falskaste
all falska falskare falskaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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