English

Noun

falsum ‎(uncountable)

1. (logic) An arbitrary contradiction, denoted ⊥.

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfal.sum/, [ˈfaɫ.sũ]

Noun

falsum n ‎(genitive falsī); second declension

1. An untruth, falsehood, fraud, deceit, lie; forgery.

   Ex falso quodlibet.

   From falsehood anything [follows]: .

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

References

• falsum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “falsum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to distinguish true and false: vera et falsa (a falsis) diiudicare
    
  • to be misled by a vain hope: inani, falsa spe duci, induci
    
  • to tell lies: falsa (pro veris) dicere
    
• falsum in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• falsum in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin