fallo

See also: falló and fallò

Catalan

Verb

fallo

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of fallar

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfal.lo/, [ˈfäl̺l̺o̞]
  • Rhymes: -allo
  • Stress: fàllo
  • Hyphenation: fal‧lo

Etymology 1

Back-formation from fallare.[1] 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

Etymology 2

From Latin phallus, from Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós).[2]

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 main entry.

Verb

fallo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of fallare

fallo

  1. Compound of imperative of fare and lo.
    Fallo ora! ― Do it now!

References
  1. fallo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. fallo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

According to De Vaan, from Proto-Indo-European *sgʷʰh₂el- (“to stumble”).

Pronunciation

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.

Inflection
   Conjugation of fallo (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 fefellerimus fefelleritis 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 falsūrus esse fallī falsus esse falsum īrī
participles fallēns — falsūrus — falsus fallendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
fallere fallendī fallendō fallendum falsum falsū

Derived terms

Descendants
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *fallāre
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *fallēscō
    • Old Portuguese: [Term?]
    • Old Spanish: [Term?]
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *fallīre
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *fallitare
    • Old French: [Term?]
    • Old Leonese: [Term?]
    • Old Occitan: [Term?]
    • Old Portuguese: [Term?]
    • Old Spanish: [Term?]
    • → English: fault
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *falsare
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *falsidiare
    • Italian: falseggiare
    • Old Occitan: [Term?]
    • Old Portuguese: [Term?]
    • Old Spanish: [Term?]

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, 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 (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, 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), Leiden, Boston: Brill

Spanish

Noun

fallo m (plural fallos)

  1. failure
  2. verdict, decision
  3. ruling

Verb

fallo

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