faille

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪl

Noun

faille (uncountable)

1. A fabric woven from silk, cotton, or rayon with slight ribs.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /faj/, X-SAMPA: /faj/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

faille f (plural failles)

1. geographical fault
2. flaw

Verb

faille

1. third person singular present subjunctive of falloir
2. third person singular present indicative of faillir

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Irish

Noun

faille f

1. genitive singular form of faill

Declension

Declension of faill

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative faill failla Vocative a fhaill a fhailla Genitive faille faill Dative faill failla

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhaill na failla Genitive na faille na bhfaill Dative leis an bhfaill don fhaill leis na failla

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
faille	fhaille	bhfaille
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Old French

Etymology

Ultimately from the Latin verb fallō.

Noun

faille f (oblique plural failles, nominative singular faille, nominative plural failles)

1. failure

Descendants

• French: faille