falsk

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /falsk/, [falˀsɡ̊]

Adjective

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

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

Noun

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

1. (rare) forgery

Declension

Declension of falsk

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

Derived terms

• dokumentfalsk

References

• “falsk” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

1. false
2. out of tune

Derived terms

• falsk venn

References

• “falsk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

1. false

Derived terms

• falsk ven, falsk venn

References

• “falsk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

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

Adjective

falsk

1. wrong; false

Synonyms

• fielainich
• mis

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /falsk/, [fal̪ːs̪k]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -alsk

Adjective

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

Declension

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.

Derived terms

• falsk som vatten
• falskmyntare
• falskspel
• förfalska

References

• falsk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• falsk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• falsk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• falks, flaks