falla

See also: Falla, fallá, and fälla

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ʎə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ʎa/

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *facla, contracted form of Latin facula (“little torch”), diminutive of fax. Compare the borrowed doublet fàcula.

Noun

falla f (plural falles)

1. constructions of inflammable materials, based in figures that are caricatures (the ninots) that are installed in certain Valencian municipalities and are burned to ashes the day of Saint Joseph.
2. the holidays around these constructions.
3. the associations or organizations around these constructions.
4. fire, bonfire

Etymology 2

From fallir.

Noun

falla f (plural falles)

1. fault or lack
2. (geology) fault

Derived terms

• fallar

Further reading

• “falla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pōl-.

Verb

falla (third person singular past indicative fall, third person plural past indicative fullu, supine fallið)

1. to fall

Conjugation

   Conjugation of falla

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infinitive	falla
present participle	fallandi
past participle a34	fallin
supine	fallið
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	falli	fellur	fellur	falla
past	fall (fell)	fall/falst (fell)	fall (fell)	fullu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	fall!	—	fallið!

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pōl-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfatla/
• Rhymes: -atla

Verb

falla (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative féll, third-person plural past indicative féllu, supine fallið)

1. (intransitive) to fall ^syn.
2. (intransitive) to be killed, especially in action or in battle ^syn.
   • Matthew 26:52 (English and Icelandic)

     Jesús sagði við hann: „Slíðra sverð þitt! Allir, sem sverði bregða, munu fyrir sverði falla.“

     “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.”

3. (intransitive) to flow ^syn.
4. (intransitive) to fit closely, to shut tight, to meet ^syn.
5. (intransitive) to like ^syn.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• (fall): ^def. detta
• (be killed): ^def. vera drepinn
• (flow): ^def. streyma
• (fit closely): ^def. falla þétt að
• (like): ^def. líka

Derived terms

• falla allur ketill í eld
• falla um
• falla um koll
• falla í gleymsku
• falla vel við (to like somebody)

  Mér fellur vel við hann.

  I like him.

• falla þungt (to be grieved by something)

  Mér fellur þetta þungt.

  This grieves me.

• fallast
• fallast á
• fallast hendur
• fallinn m, fallin f, fallið
• vera vel til fallið (to be a good idea)
• falla á prófi (to fail an exam)
• falla að (of the tide; to be coming in)
• falla frá
• falla í gjalddaga
• falla í kosningum
• falla í stafi
• falla í skaut
• falla niður
• fall
• falla eins og flís við rass

Related terms

• fella

Noun

falla n

1. indefinite genitive plural of fall

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Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈfˠɑl̪ˠə/

Noun

falla m (genitive singular falla, nominative plural fallaí)

1. (Munster) wall

Declension

Declension of falla

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative falla fallaí Vocative a fhalla a fhallaí Genitive falla fallaí Dative falla fallaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an falla na fallaí Genitive an fhalla na bhfallaí Dative leis an bhfalla don fhalla leis na fallaí

Synonyms

• balla (Connacht, Ulster)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
falla	fhalla	bhfalla
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Italian

Noun

falla f (plural falle)

1. leak

Verb

falla

1. inflection of fallare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fallire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɐlːɐ/

Verb

falla (imperfect jfalli)

1. to be absent

Conjugation

conjugation of falla

	singular					plural
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person m	3rd person f		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
	jien(a)	int(i)	hu(wa)	hi(ja)		aħna	intom	huma
perfect	fallejt	fallejt	falla	falliet		fallejna	fallejtu	fallew
imperfect	nfalli	tfalli	jfalli	tfalli	nfallu	tfallu	jfallu
imperative		falli				fallu

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• fallene

Noun

falla n

1. definite plural of fall

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

falla

1. definite plural of fall

Etymology 2

Verb

falla (present tense fell, past tense fall, past participle falle, passive infinitive fallast, present participle fallande, imperative fall)

1. Alternative form of falle

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pōl-. Akin to Old English feallan (English fall), Old Frisian falla (West Frisian falle), Old Saxon fallan (Low German fallen), Old Dutch fallan (Dutch vallen), Old High German fallan (German fallen).

Verb

falla (singular past indicative féll, plural past indicative féllu, past participle fallinn)

1. to fall

Conjugation

Conjugation of falla — active (strong class 7)

infinitive	falla
present participle	fallandi
past participle	fallinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	fell	fell
2nd-person singular	fellr	fellt
3rd-person singular	fellr	fell
1st-person plural	fǫllum	fellum
2nd-person plural	fallið	felluð
3rd-person plural	falla	fellu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	falla	fella
2nd-person singular	fallir	fellir
3rd-person singular	falli	felli
1st-person plural	fallim	fellim
2nd-person plural	fallið	fellið
3rd-person plural	falli	felli
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	fall
1st-person plural	fǫllum
2nd-person plural	fallið

Conjugation of falla — mediopassive (strong class 7)

infinitive	fallask
present participle	fallandisk
past participle	fallizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	fǫllumk	fellumk
2nd-person singular	felsk	fellzk
3rd-person singular	felsk	fellsk
1st-person plural	fǫllumsk	fellumsk
2nd-person plural	fallizk	felluzk
3rd-person plural	fallask	fellusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	fǫllumk	fellumk
2nd-person singular	fallisk	fellisk
3rd-person singular	fallisk	fellisk
1st-person plural	fallimsk	fellimsk
2nd-person plural	fallizk	fellizk
3rd-person plural	fallisk	fellisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	falsk
1st-person plural	fǫllumsk
2nd-person plural	fallizk

Descendants

• Old Danish: fallæ
  • Danish: falde
• Faroese: falla
• Icelandic: falla

• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: falle
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: falle, falla
• Old Swedish: falla
  • Swedish: falla

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pōl-.

Verb

falla

1. to fall

Conjugation

Conjugation of falla (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	falla			—
participle	fallandi, fallande			fallin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	falder	falli, falle	—	fiol	fiolli, fiolle
þū	falder	falli, falle	fal	fiolt	fiolli, fiolle
han	falder	falli, falle	—	fiol	fiolli, fiolle
vīr	fallum, fallom	fallum, fallom	fallum, fallom	fiollum, fiollom	fiollum, fiollom
īr	fallin	fallin	fallin	fiollin	fiollin
þēr	falla	fallin	—	fiollu, -o	fiollin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	—	—	—	—	—
þū	—	—	—	—	—
han	—	—	—	—	—
vīr	—	—	—	—	—
īr	—	—	—	—	—
þēr	—	—	—	—	—

Descendants

• Swedish: falla

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Portuguese

Noun

falla f (plural fallas)

1. Obsolete spelling of fala

Verb

falla

1. Obsolete spelling of fala

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin falla.

Noun

falla f (plural fallas)

1. A flaw.
2. A failure.
3. An outage, such as a blackout.
4. (geology) A fault.

Verb

falla

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of fallar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of fallar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of fallar.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish falla, from Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic *fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pōl-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /falːa/

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Verb

falla

1. to fall
2. to die, especially in battle

Conjugation

Conjugation of falla (class 7 strong)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	falla	—
Present tense	faller	—
Past tense	föll	—
Supine	fallit	—
Imperative	fall	—
Present participle	fallande
Past participle	fallen

Synonyms

• (fall): trilla
• (die): stupa

Related terms

• fälla