fallo

See also: falló and fallò

Catalan

Verb

fallo

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfal.lo/, [ˈfäl̺l̺o̞]
• Rhymes: -allo
• Hyphenation: fàl‧lo

Etymology 1

Back-formation from fallare. Compare Spanish fallo.

Noun

fallo m (plural falli)

1. fault, error

   Synonyms: colpa, sbaglio, errore

   senza fallo ― without fail, doubtless

   essere in fallo ― to be at fault

   cogliere qualcuno in fallo ― to catch somebody out

2. (sports) foul

   fare fallo su qualcuno ― to foul somebody

Related terms

• fallace
• fallare
• fallire

Etymology 2

From Latin phallus, from Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós).

Noun

fallo m (plural falli)

1. phallus

Etymology 3

From translingual Phallus, from Latin phallus, from Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós, “penis”).

Noun

fallo m (plural falli)

1. Any member of the Phallus taxonomic genus

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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

According to De Vaan, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷʰh₂el- (“to stumble”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfal.loː/, [ˈfälːʲoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfal.lo/, [ˈfälːo]

Verb

fallō (present infinitive fallere, perfect active fefellī, supine falsum); third conjugation

1. I deceive, trick, cheat, disappoint.
2. (reflexive) I mistake, am mistaken, deceive myself.
   • 426 CE, Augustine of Hippo, De civitate Dei contra paganos, 11.26:

     Si enim fallor, sum. Nam qui non est, utique nec falli potest; ac per hoc sum, si fallor. Quia ergo sum si fallor, quo modo esse me fallor, quando certum est me esse, si fallor? Quia igitur essem qui fallerer, etiamsi fallerer, procul dubio in eo quod me novi esse, non fallor.

     Well, if I am mistaken, I exist. For a man who does not exist can surely not be mistaken either, and if I am mistaken, therefore I exist. So, since I am if I am mistaken, how can I be mistaken in believing that I am when it is certain that if I am mistaken I am. Therefore, from the fact that, if I were indeed mistaken, I should have to exist to be mistaken, it follows that I am undoubtedly not mistaken in knowing that I am. [tr. David S. Wiesen]

3. I escape the notice of, am unseen.
4. I appease, beguile.
5. I swear falsely, perjure.

Conjugation

Conjugation of fallō (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	fallō	fallis	fallit	fallimus	fallitis	fallunt
	imperfect	fallēbam	fallēbās	fallēbat	fallēbāmus	fallēbātis	fallēbant
	future	fallam	fallēs	fallet	fallēmus	fallētis	fallent
	perfect	fefellī	fefellistī	fefellit	fefellimus	fefellistis	fefellērunt, fefellēre
	pluperfect	fefelleram	fefellerās	fefellerat	fefellerāmus	fefellerātis	fefellerant
	future perfect	fefellerō	fefelleris	fefellerit	fefellerimus	fefelleritis	fefellerint
passive	present	fallor	falleris, fallere	fallitur	fallimur	falliminī	falluntur
	imperfect	fallēbar	fallēbāris, fallēbāre	fallēbātur	fallēbāmur	fallēbāminī	fallēbantur
	future	fallar	fallēris, fallēre	fallētur	fallēmur	fallēminī	fallentur
	perfect	falsus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	falsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	falsus + future active 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, fallāre	fallātur	fallāmur	fallāminī	fallantur
	imperfect	fallerer	fallerēris, fallerēre	fallerētur	fallerēmur	fallerēminī	fallerentur
	perfect	falsus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	falsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	falle	—	—	fallite	—
	future	—	fallitō	fallitō	—	fallitōte	falluntō
passive	present	—	fallere	—	—	falliminī	—
	future	—	fallitor	fallitor	—	—	falluntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		fallere	fefellisse	falsūrum esse	fallī	falsum esse	falsum īrī
participles		fallēns	—	falsūrus	—	falsus	fallendus, fallundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		fallendī	fallendō	fallendum	fallendō	falsum	falsū

Derived terms

• falla
• fallāx
• fallēns
• falsidicus
• falsificus
• falsiiūrius
• falsiloquium
• falsiloquus
• falsimōnia
• falsiparēns
• falsitās
• falsum
• falsus
• falsārius
• falsē
• falsō
• refellō

 

Related terms

• fallācia
• fallāciloquus
• fallāciter
• fallācitās
• fallāciōsus
• falsidicentia
• falsificātus
• falsātiō
• falsātus

 

Descendants

• ⇒ Vulgar Latin: [Term?], *fallāre
  • Dalmatian: falur
  • Italian: fallare
  • Old Occitan:
    • Catalan: fallar
    • Occitan: falhar
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: fallar
    • Portuguese: falhar
  • Old Spanish:
    • Spanish: fallar
• ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *fallēscō, *fallēscere
• ⇒ Vulgar Latin: [Term?], *fallīre
  • Italian: fallire
  • Old French: falir, faillir, falleir, faloir
    • Middle French: faillir (via faillir)
      • French: faillir
        • → German: fallieren
        • → Swedish: fallera
    • Middle French: (via faloir)
      • French: falloir
    • → Middle Dutch: falen
      • Dutch: falen
    • → Middle English: failen
      • English: fail
      • Scots: fail
    • → Middle High German: vælen, vēlen
      • Alemannic German: fääle, fäälä, fèèle
      • Cimbrian: véelan, béelan, veln
      • German: fehlen
    • → Middle Low German: feilen
      • → Danish: fejle
      • → Dutch: feilen
      • → Icelandic: feila
      • → Norwegian: feile
      • → Swedish: fela
  • Old Occitan:
    • Catalan: fallir
  • Old Galician-Portuguese:
    • Portuguese: falir
  • Old Spanish:
    • Spanish: fallir
• ⇒ Vulgar Latin: [Term?], *fallitāre (descendants are more likely internal Romance derivatives)
  • Old French:
    • French: fauter
  • Old Leonese:
    • Asturian: faltar
  • Old Occitan:
    • Catalan: faltar
  • Old Galician-Portuguese:
    • Portuguese: faltar
  • Old Spanish:
    • Spanish: faltar
  • → English: fault
• ⇒ Vulgar Latin: [Term?], *falsāre
  • Italian: falsare
  • Old French:
    • French: fausser
  • Old Galician-Portuguese:
    • Portuguese: falsar
  • Old Spanish:
    • Spanish: falsar
  • → English: false
• ⇒ Vulgar Latin: [Term?], *falsidiāre (descendants are more likely internal Romance derivatives)
  • Italian: falseggiare
  • Old Occitan:
    • Catalan: falsejar
  • Old Galician-Portuguese:
    • Portuguese: falsear
  • Old Spanish:
    • Spanish: falsear

References

• “fallo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “fallo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• fallo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • if I am not mistaken: nisi fallor
    
  • if I am not mistaken: nisi (animus) me fallit
    
  • unless I'm greatly mistaken: nisi omnia me fallunt
    
  • to deceive a person's hope: spem alicuius fallere (Catil. 4. 11. 23)
    
  • to keep one's word (not tenere): fidem servare (opp. fallere)
    
• fallo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎^[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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Spanish

Noun

fallo m (plural fallos)

1. failure
2. verdict, decision
3. ruling
4. (computing) hole (a security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit)

Derived terms

• fallo de mercado

 

Verb

fallo

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