valsch
Middle Dutch
Alternative forms
- vals, valsk
Etymology
From Old Dutch *falski, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (“false, counterfeit”).
Adjective
valsch
Inflection
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| nominative | indefinite | valsch | valsche | valsch | valsche |
| definite | valsche | valsche | |||
| accusative | indefinite | valschen | valsche | valsch | valsche |
| definite | valsche | ||||
| genitive | indefinite | valsch | valscher | valsch | valscher |
| definite | valsch, valschen | valsch, valschen | |||
| dative | valschen | valscher | valschen | valschen | |
Descendants
Further reading
- “valsc (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “valsch (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon *falski, from Proto-West Germanic *falskī (“false, counterfeit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /falsk/
Adjective
valsch (comparative valscher, superlative valschest)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| Strong declension | ||||
| nominative | valsch | valsche | ||
| accusative | valschen | valsch | valsche | |
| dative | valschem(e) (valschennote) | valscher(e) | valschen | |
| genitive | valsches | valscher(e) | ||
| Weak declension | ||||
| nominative | valsche | valschen | ||
| accusative | valschen | valsche | valschen | |
| dative | valschen | |||
| genitive | ||||
The longer forms become rarer in the course of the period.
Related terms
Descendants
- → Danish: falsk
- → Faroese: falskur
- → Icelandic: falskur
- → Norwegian Bokmål: falsk
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: falsk
- → Swedish: falsk
Adverb
valsch
Noun
valsch n