falsk

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German falsch, via Old French fals from Latin falsus (“mistaken, false”), a past participle of fallō (“to deceive”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /falsk/, [falˀsɡ̊]

Adjective[edit]

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

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

Noun[edit]

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

  1. (rare) forgery

Inflection[edit]

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

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin falsus, via Middle Low German valsch

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. false

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin falsus, via Middle Low German valsch

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. false

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Saterland Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare German falsch; English false.

Adjective[edit]

falsk

  1. wrong; false

Synonyms[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish falsker, from Middle Low German valsch, from Latin falsus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /falsk/, [fal̪ːs̪k]
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Adjective[edit]

falsk (comparative falskare, superlative falskast)

  1. false (untrue, not factual, wrong)
  2. untrustworthy

Declension[edit]

Inflection of falsk
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular falsk falskare falskast
Neuter singular falskt falskare falskast
Plural falska falskare falskast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 falske falskare falskaste
All falska falskare falskaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

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