Falz

See also: falz

German

Etymology

Middle High German valz, from the root of falzen (“to fold”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Falz m (strong, genitive Falzes, plural Falze)

1. fold
2. rabbet, rebate
3. seam
4. stamp hinge

Declension

Declension of Falz [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Falz	die	Falze
genitive	eines	des	Falzes	der	Falze
dative	einem	dem	Falz, Falze1	den	Falzen
accusative	einen	den	Falz	die	Falze

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → Czech: falc
• → Danish: fals
• → Polish: falc
• → Romanian: falț
• → Swedish: fals

Further reading

• “Falz” in Duden online
• “Falz”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)