faltsu

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish falso.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /falt͡s̺u/ [fal.t͡s̺u]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /falt͡s̺u/ [fal.t͡s̺u]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /falt͡s̻u/ [fal.t͡s̻u]

 

• Rhymes: -alts̺u

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -alts̺u
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -alts̻u

• Hyphenation: fal‧tsu

Adjective

faltsu (comparative faltsuago, superlative faltsuen, excessive faltsuegi)

1. false

   Synonym: gezurrezko

2. fake, counterfeit

Declension

Declension of faltsu (adjective, ending in vowel)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		faltsu	faltsua	faltsuak
ergative		faltsuk	faltsuak	faltsuek
dative		faltsuri	faltsuari	faltsuei
genitive		faltsuren	faltsuaren	faltsuen
comitative		faltsurekin	faltsuarekin	faltsuekin
causative		faltsurengatik	faltsuarengatik	faltsuengatik
benefactive		faltsurentzat	faltsuarentzat	faltsuentzat
instrumental		faltsuz	faltsuaz	faltsuez
inessive	anim.	faltsurengan	faltsuarengan	faltsuengan
	inanim.	faltsutan	faltsuan	faltsuetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	faltsutako	faltsuko	faltsuetako
allative	anim.	faltsurengana	faltsuarengana	faltsuengana
	inanim.	faltsutara	faltsura	faltsuetara
terminative	anim.	faltsurenganaino	faltsuarenganaino	faltsuenganaino
	inanim.	faltsutaraino	faltsuraino	faltsuetaraino
directive	anim.	faltsurenganantz	faltsuarenganantz	faltsuenganantz
	inanim.	faltsutarantz	faltsurantz	faltsuetarantz
destinative	anim.	faltsurenganako	faltsuarenganako	faltsuenganako
	inanim.	faltsutarako	faltsurako	faltsuetarako
ablative	anim.	faltsurengandik	faltsuarengandik	faltsuengandik
	inanim.	faltsutatik	faltsutik	faltsuetatik
partitive		faltsurik	—	—
prolative		faltsutzat	—	—

Derived terms

• faltsuan (“falsely”)
• faltsukeria (“falseness”)
• faltsuki (“falsely”)
• faltsutasun (“falseness”)
• faltsutu (“to falsify”)
• faltsutzaile (“counterfeiter”)

 

Further reading

• “faltsu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “faltsu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005