falsa
Irish (Donegal)
/ˈfˠal̪ˠsˠə/
adj
Definitions
- false
- lazy
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English false derived from Latin falsus (false, deceived, counterfeit, falsehood, mistaken) derived from Old English fals (false, counterfeit, wrong, fraudulent, mistaken) derived from fals.
Origin
fals
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- false English
- *fallita Latin
- falsificus Latin
- falsiloquium Latin
- falsimonia Latin
- falsitas Latin
- falsus Latin
- falsāre Latin
- falsārē Latin
- falso Italian
- vals Dutch, Flemish
- falsifier French
- falso Spanish, Castilian
- *gʰwel- Proto-Indo-European
- falsk Norwegian Bokmål
- falsk Norwegian Nynorsk
- fals Old English
- fals Middle English
- false Middle English
- falshede Middle English
- fals Old French
- faulz Old French
- faus Old French
- fauz Old French
- fals Catalan, Valencian
- fals Icelandic
- fals Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- valsch Middle Dutch
- fallco Albanian
- falso Old Portuguese
- valsch Middle Low German
- fals Occitan
- fals Friulian
- falso Old Spanish
- fals xno
- fuals Dalmatian