faille
English
Etymology
From Old French.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪl
Noun
faille (countable and uncountable, plural failles)
Translations
fabric
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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From faillir.
Noun
faille f (plural failles)
Verb
faille
Etymology 2
From Old French faille.
Noun
faille f (plural failles)
- faille (fabric woven from silk)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
faille
- third-person singular present subjunctive of falloir
- je ne crois pas qu’il faille faire cela ― I don't think this needs to be done
Further reading
- “faille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Irish
Noun
faille f
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
faille | fhaille | bhfaille |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old French
Etymology
Ultimately from the Latin verb fallō.
Noun
faille oblique singular, f (oblique plural failles, nominative singular faille, nominative plural failles)
- failure
- circa 1180, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:
- Le sairemant sor sainte Eglise
Li fet qu’il revandra sanz faille.
Descendants
- French: faille
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