different between false vs falsa

English

Etymology

From Middle English false, fals, from Old English fals (“false; counterfeit; fraudulent; wrong; mistaken”), from Latin falsus (“counterfeit, false; falsehood”), perfect passive participle of fall? (“deceive”). Reinforced in Middle English by Anglo-Norman and Old French fals, faus. Compare Scots fals, false, Saterland Frisian falsk, German falsch, Dutch vals, Swedish and Danish falsk; all from Latin falsus. Displaced native Middle English les, lese, from Old English l?as (“false”); See lease, leasing. Doublet of faux.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General New Zealand, General Australian) IPA^(key): /f??ls/, /f?ls/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /f?ls/, /f?ls/

Adjective

false (comparative falser, superlative falsest)

1. Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
2. Based on factually incorrect premises.

3. Spurious, artificial.
4. (logic) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
5. Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.

6. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
7. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
8. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
9. Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance.

10. (music) Out of tune.

Synonyms

• lease
• See also Thesaurus:false

Antonyms

• (untrue): real, true

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

false (comparative more false, superlative most false)

1. in a dishonest and disloyal way; falsely.

Noun

false (plural falses)

1. One of two options on a true-or-false test.

Anagrams

• A.S.L.E.F., Leafs, alefs, fasel, feals, fleas, leafs, lefsa

Italian

Adjective

false f pl

1. feminine plural of falso

Latin

Noun

false

1. vocative singular of falsus

References

• false in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• false in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• false in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Spanish

Verb

false

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of falsar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of falsar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of falsar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of falsar.

English

Noun

falsa (plural falsas)

1. Alternative form of phalsa

Anagrams

• alfas, fa-las, salaf

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?fal.s?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?fal.sa/

Adjective

falsa

1. feminine singular of fals

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?falsa/
• Hyphenation: fal?sa
• Rhymes: -alsa

Adjective

falsa (accusative singular falsan, plural falsaj, accusative plural falsajn)

1. fake, counterfeit, false (not genuine, but rather artificial)

Derived terms

• falsa amiko (“false friend”)

Related terms

• falsi (“to forge, counterfeit”)

See also

• malvera (“untrue”)

Icelandic

Verb

falsa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative falsaði, supine falsað)

1. to falsify, forge

Conjugation

Related terms

Irish

Alternative forms

• falsach

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English false, fals, from Latin falsus (“counterfeit, false”) via both Old English fals (“false”) and Anglo-Norman fals, faus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?al??s??/

Adjective

falsa

1. false
2. lazy

Declension

Derived terms

• fear falsa

Mutation

Further reading

• "falsa" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “falsa” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “falsa” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fal.sa/

Etymology 1

Adjective

falsa

1. feminine singular of falso

Etymology 2

Verb

falsa

1. third-person singular present indicative of falsare
2. second-person singular imperative of falsare

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?fal.sa/, [?fä??s?ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fal.sa/, [?f?ls?]

Noun

falsa

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of falsum

Adjective

falsa

1. inflection of falsus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

fals?

1. ablative feminine singular of falsus

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

falsa

1. feminine singular of fals

Old Spanish

Adjective

falsa

1. feminine singular of falso

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -awsa

Adjective

falsa

1. feminine singular of falso

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?falsa/, [?fal.sa]

Etymology 1

Adjective

falsa

1. feminine singular of falso

Etymology 2

Verb

falsa

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of falsar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of falsar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of falsar.