falsk

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

• IPA^(key): /falsk/, [falˀsɡ̊]

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

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

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

1. (rare) forgery

• dokumentfalsk

• “falsk” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Latin falsus, via Middle Low German valsch.

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

1. false
2. out of tune

• falsk venn

• “falsk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Latin falsus, via Middle Low German valsch.

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

1. false

• falsk ven, falsk venn

• “falsk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Compare German falsch; English false.

falsk

1. wrong; false

• fielainich
• mis

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

• IPA^(key): /falsk/, [fal̪ːs̪k]

• Audio

  (file)

falsk (comparative falskare, superlative falskast)

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

• falsk som vatten
• falskmyntare
• förfalska

• falsk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• falks, flaks