fallo

See also fallò

Italian

Etymology

From fallire.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -allo

Noun

fallo m (plural falli)

1. fault, error
2. foul (in sport)
3. phallus

Verb

fallo

1. first-person singular present indicative of fallare

fallo

1. Compound of imperative of fare and lo.
   • Fallo ora!

     Do it now!

Anagrams

• folla

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel- (“to lie, deceive”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φῆλος (phẽlos, “deceitful”), Sanskrit वृ (vṛ, “twist, crook”), Avestan 𐬰𐬎𐬭𐬀𐬵 (zurah, “injustice”), Lithuanian žulas (“rough”), Latvian zvel'u (“to turn aside”), Old Church Slavonic зълъ (zŭlŭ, “evil”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈfal.loː/

Verb

present active fallō, present infinitive fallere, perfect active fefellī, supine falsum.

1. I deceive, trick, cheat, disappoint.
2. I mistake, am mistaken, deceive myself.
3. I escape the notice of, am unseen.
4. I appease, beguile.
5. I swear falsely, perjure.

Inflection

Reduplicative Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	fallō	fallis	fallit	fallimus	fallitis	fallunt
	future	fallam	fallēs	fallet	fallēmus	fallētis	fallent
	imperfect	fallēbam	fallēbās	fallēbat	fallēbāmus	fallēbātis	fallēbant
	perfect	fefellī	fefellistī	fefellit	fefellimus	fefellistis	fefellērunt
	future perfect	fefellerō	fefelleris	fefellerit	fefellerimus	fefelleritis	fefellerint
	pluperfect	fefelleram	fefellerās	fefellerat	fefellerāmus	fefellerātis	fefellerant
passive	present	fallor	falleris	fallitur	fallimur	falliminī	falluntur
	future	fallar	fallēris	fallētur	fallēmur	fallēminī	fallentur
	imperfect	fallēbar	fallēbāris	fallēbātur	fallēbāmur	fallēbāminī	fallēbantur
	perfect	Use falsus m, falsa f, falsum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use falsus m, falsa f, falsum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use falsus m, falsa f, falsum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	fallam	fallās	fallat	fallāmus	fallātis	fallant
	imperfect	fallerem	fallerēs	falleret	fallerēmus	fallerētis	fallerent
	perfect	fefellerim	fefellerīs	fefellerit	fefellerīmus	fefellerītis	fefellerint
	pluperfect	fefellissem	fefellissēs	fefellisset	fefellissēmus	fefellissētis	fefellissent
passive	present	fallar	fallāris	fallātur	fallāmur	fallāminī	fallantur
	imperfect	fallerer	fallerēris	fallerētur	fallerēmur	fallerēminī	fallerentur
	perfect	Use falsus m, falsa f, falsum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use falsus m, falsa f, falsum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	falle	fallitō	fallitō	fallere	fallitor	fallitor
	plural	fallite	fallitōte	falluntō	falliminī	—	falluntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		fallere	fefellisse	falsūrus esse	fallī	falsus esse	falsum īrī
participles		fallēns (fallentis)	—	falsūrus-ra, -rum	—	falsus-a, -um	fallendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

Derived terms

falla fallāx fallēns falsārius

falsē falsidicus falsificus falsiiūrius

falsiloquium falsiloquus falsimōnia falsiparēns

falsitās falsō falsum falsus

Related terms

fallācia fallāciloquus fallāciōsus fallācitās fallāciter

falsātiō falsātus falsidicentia falsificātus

Descendants

English: fail Dalmatian: falur French: faillir, falloir Italian: fallare, fallire

Portuguese: falir Provençal: falhir Spanish: fallar

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Spanish

Noun

fallo m (plural fallos)

1. failure
2. verdict, decision
3. ruling

Verb

fallo (infinitive fallar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of fallar.