"falz" meaning in Maltese

See falz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /falt͡s/ Forms: falza [feminine, singular], foloz [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian falsu and/or Italian falso, from Latin falsus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|falsu}} Borrowed from Sicilian falsu, {{bor|mt|it|falso}} Italian falso, {{der|mt|la|falsus}} Latin falsus Head templates: {{mt-adjective|f=falza|p=foloz}} falz (feminine singular falza, plural foloz)
  1. false, fake, counterfeit
    Sense id: en-falz-mt-adj-y26IVN7I Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 18 31 31 19
  2. deceitful, untruthful
    Sense id: en-falz-mt-adj-idF9MI~i Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 18 31 31 19
  3. mistaken
    Sense id: en-falz-mt-adj-un~2qYt9 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 18 31 31 19
  4. (nominalized, in the definite) falsehood Tags: noun-from-verb
    Sense id: en-falz-mt-adj-yMjhxJWf Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 18 31 31 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "falsu"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian falsu",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "falso"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian falso",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "falsus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin falsus",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian falsu and/or Italian falso, from Latin falsus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "falza",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foloz",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "f": "falza",
        "p": "foloz"
      },
      "expansion": "falz (feminine singular falza, plural foloz)",
      "name": "mt-adjective"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fallaz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fallazi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "falsifikament"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "falzament"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "falsarju",
      "word": "falzarju"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "falzatur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "alt": "falsifikazzjoni",
      "word": "falzifikazzjoni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "falsità",
      "word": "falzità"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ffalsifika"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ffalzja"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "flaz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tifliz"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "18 31 31 19",
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "false",
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        [
          "fake",
          "fake"
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          "counterfeit",
          "counterfeit"
        ]
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    },
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              17,
              22
            ]
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          "ref": "1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Lis-Sena l-Ġdida 1964”, in Fl-Arena:",
          "text": "taħt it-tbissima\nfalza ta’ wiċċi\nkien hemm in-niket\nu dwejjaq kbar\nu biża’ minnek.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "deceitful, untruthful"
      ],
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          "deceitful",
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        ],
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          "untruthful",
          "untruthful"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
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          "mistaken"
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      ],
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        "falsehood"
      ],
      "id": "en-falz-mt-adj-yMjhxJWf",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nominalized, in the definite) falsehood"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the definite"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/falt͡s/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "falz"
}
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    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese terms borrowed from Italian",
    "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
    "Maltese terms derived from Italian",
    "Maltese terms derived from Latin",
    "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "falsu"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Sicilian falsu",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "falso"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian falso",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "falsus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin falsus",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sicilian falsu and/or Italian falso, from Latin falsus.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "foloz",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "word": "fallaz"
    },
    {
      "word": "fallazi"
    },
    {
      "word": "falsifikament"
    },
    {
      "word": "falzament"
    },
    {
      "alt": "falsarju",
      "word": "falzarju"
    },
    {
      "word": "falzatur"
    },
    {
      "alt": "falsifikazzjoni",
      "word": "falzifikazzjoni"
    },
    {
      "roman": "falsità",
      "word": "falzità"
    },
    {
      "word": "ffalsifika"
    },
    {
      "word": "ffalzja"
    },
    {
      "word": "flaz"
    },
    {
      "word": "tifliz"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "false"
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          "fake",
          "fake"
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        [
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          "counterfeit"
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      ]
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        "Requests for translations of Maltese quotations"
      ],
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              17,
              22
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          ],
          "ref": "1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Lis-Sena l-Ġdida 1964”, in Fl-Arena:",
          "text": "taħt it-tbissima\nfalza ta’ wiċċi\nkien hemm in-niket\nu dwejjaq kbar\nu biża’ minnek.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "deceitful, untruthful"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "deceitful",
          "deceitful"
        ],
        [
          "untruthful",
          "untruthful"
        ]
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    {
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        "mistaken"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mistaken",
          "mistaken"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maltese nominalized adjectives"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "falsehood"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "falsehood",
          "falsehood"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nominalized, in the definite) falsehood"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the definite"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/falt͡s/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "falz"
}

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