falsch

See also: fälsch

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vals (rarer valsch), borrowed from Old French fals, from Latin falsus. The form with final -sch goes back to Middle Dutch valsch, itself a variant of vals, formed by analogy (or hypercorrection) when word-final -s and -sch had become homophonous in many dialects of Middle Dutch. This form has prevailed in German because it is in line with the (significantly older) verb fälschen, whose -sch- is original.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /falʃ/, [fälʃ], [fältʃ]

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Adjective

falsch (comparative falscher, superlative am falschesten)

1. false, unfactual, untrue

   eine falsche Beschuldigung

   a false accusation

2. wrong (incorrect)

   eine falsche Antwort

   a wrong answer

3. wrong (disadvantageous)

   eine falsche Entscheidung

   a wrong decision

4. (chiefly predicative) wrong (immoral)

   Es ist falsch, sowas zu tun.

   It is wrong to do such a thing.

5. fake, forged

   ein falscher Geldschein

   a counterfeit banknote

   eine falsche Blondine

   a fake blonde

6. untruthful, perfidious

   sein falsches Getue

   his perfidious ways

Synonyms

• (untrue): unwahr
• (incorrect): verkehrt; inkorrekt
• (disadvantageous): verkehrt; ungünstig
• (fake): unecht; gefälscht

Antonyms

• (untrue): wahr; wahrhaftig
• (incorrect): richtig; korrekt
• (disadvantageous): richtig; günstig
• (fake): echt

Derived terms

• Falsch
• Falschgeld
• Falschheit

Descendants

• → Czech: faleš
• → Romanian: falș

Related terms

• fälschen

Further reading

• “falsch” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Adjective

falsch (masculine falschen, neuter falscht, comparative méi falsch, superlative am falschsten)

1. false, untrue
2. wrong

Declension

declension of falsch

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass falsch	si ass falsch	et ass falsch	si si(nn) falsch
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	falschen	falsch	falscht	falsch
	independent without determiner			falsches	falscher
dative	after any declined word	falschen	falscher	falschen	falschen
	as first declined word	falschem		falschem

Antonyms

• wouer