falso

See also: Falso, falsó, and falsò

Asturian

Adjective

falso

  1. neuter of falsu

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfalso/ [ˈfɑl.s̺ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -also
  • Hyphenation: fal‧so

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese falso, from Latin falsus (“deceived”).

    Adjective

    falso (feminine falsa, masculine plural falsos, feminine plural falsas)

    1. false
      Antonym: verdadeiro
    2. fake
      Antonyms: verdadeiro, xenuíno
    3. untrustworthy
      Synonyms: mentirán, mentireiro
    Derived terms

    Noun

    falso m (plural falsos)

    1. hem of a garment
      Synonyms: basta, ganduxo

    References

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

    falso

    1. first-person singular present indicative of falsar

    Italian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfal.so/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -also
    • Hyphenation: fàl‧so

    Etymology 1

      From Latin falsus, from fallere.

      Adjective

      falso (feminine falsa, masculine plural falsi, feminine plural false, superlative falsissimo)

      1. false
      2. sham
      Synonyms
      Antonyms

      Noun

      falso m (plural falsi)

      1. forgery
      2. sham
      Descendants
      • → Egyptian Arabic: فلصو (falsu)
      • → Turkish: falso
      • → Tunisian Arabic: فَالْسُو (fālsu)

      Etymology 2

      Verb

      falso

      1. first-person singular present indicative of falsare

      Anagrams

      Latin

      Etymology

      From falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō (“deceive, trick”).

      Pronunciation

      Adverb

      falsō (not comparable)

      1. falsely, wrongfully, deceitfully; by mistake
        Synonyms: falsē, perperam
        Antonym: rēctē

      Verb

      falsō (present infinitive falsāre, perfect active falsāvī, supine falsātum); first conjugation

      1. to falsify

      Conjugation

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      See fallō.

      Noun

      falsō

      1. dative/ablative singular of falsus
      2. dative/ablative singular of falsum

      References

      • “falso”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
      • “falso”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
      • "falso", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
      • “falso”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
      • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
        • to be imbibing false opinions: opiniones falsas animo imbibere
      • falso in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication

      Old Spanish

      Etymology

        From Latin falsus.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈfalso/

        Adjective

        falso (feminine singular falsa, masculine plural falsos, feminine plural falsas)

        1. false
          • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 41vb.
            el Reẏ de iſrɫ demãdo cõseio alos ppħas falſos ſi ẏrie aramot galáad. e dixieron le ſub. e á prouez ca la dara dios en tu mano. dixo ioſaphat á aq̃ ppħa del criador á q̃en demãdaſſemos cõſejo. dixo el Reẏ acab ſi a una. a q̃ q̃ero ẏo mal. enũqua me dize bien ſi no mal. Micheas el fil de imbla
            [El rey de Israel demandó consejo a los prophetas falsos si iríe a Ramot Galaad, e dixieron-le “Sub e ha provez, ca la dará Dios en tu mano.” Dixo Josaphat “¿Ha aquí propheta del Criador a quien demandassemos consejo?” Dixo el rey Acab “Sí, ha una a que quiero yo mal, e nunqua me dize bien si no mal. Micheas el fil de Imbla.”]
            The king of Israel sought the counsel of the false prophets on whether he should go to Ramoth-Gilead, and they said, “Go up and have bravery, for God will give it into your hand.” [But] Jehoshaphat said, “Is there here a prophet of the Creator from whom we may seek counsel?” King Ahab said, “Yes, there is one whom I hate, [for] he never speaks to me [of] good, only evil. [He is] Micaiah son of Imlah.”

        Descendants

        Portuguese

        Pronunciation

        • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfaw.su/ [ˈfaʊ̯.su]
        • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfal.su/ [ˈfaɫ.su]

        • Audio (Portugal (Porto)):(file)
        • Rhymes: -alsu, -awsu
        • Hyphenation: fal‧so

        Etymology 1

        From Old Galician-Portuguese falso, from Latin falsus (“deceived”), from fallō (“to deceive”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰwel- (“to lie, deceive”).

        Adjective

        falso (feminine falsa, masculine plural falsos, feminine plural falsas)

        1. false; untrue; not factual; wrong
          Synonyms: irreal, incorreto, errado, equivocado, inválido
        2. false; artificial; fake
          Synonyms: postiço, artificial, de mentira
        3. (logic) false
          Synonym: F
        4. that which deceives or lies
          Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ilusório
        Quotations

        For quotations using this term, see Citations:falso.

        Antonyms
        Descendants
        • → Malay: palsu
        • →? Marathi: फालस (phālas)

        Etymology 2

        Verb

        falso

        1. first-person singular present indicative of falsar

        Further reading

        Spanish

        Etymology

          Inherited from Old Spanish falso, from Latin falsus, with preservation of /alC/ and initial /f/, which Coromines & Pascual suppose is the result of learned pronunciation habits.

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): /ˈfalso/ [ˈfal.so]
          • Audio (Colombia):(file)
          • Rhymes: -also
          • Syllabification: fal‧so

          Adjective

          falso (feminine falsa, masculine plural falsos, feminine plural falsas, superlative falsísimo)

          1. false; untrue
            Synonym: falaz
          2. fake; counterfeit
            Synonyms: falsificado, contrahecho, de mentira

          Usage notes

          • This adjective often goes before the noun in many phrases

          Antonyms

          Derived terms

          Verb

          falso

          1. first-person singular present indicative of falsar

          References

          Further reading