fallo

See also: falló and fallò

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Spanish fallardeverb.
Spanish fallobor.
English fallo

    Borrowed from Spanish fallo.

    Noun

    fallo (usually uncountable, plural fallos)

    1. (Philippines, law) The dispositive portion of a court's ruling, coming at the end of the ruling.[1]

    References

    1. ^ Philippine Law Dictionary‎[1], Rex Bookstore Inc., 1988, →ISBN, page 361

    Anagrams

    Catalan

    Verb

    fallo

    1. first-person singular present indicative of fallar

    Galician

    Etymology

      Deverbal from fallar.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈfaɟo/ [ˈfa̠.ɟʊ]
      • Rhymes: -aɟo
      • Hyphenation: fa‧llo

      Noun

      fallo m (plural fallos)

      1. defect; fail

      Derived terms

      References

      Italian

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈfal.lo/
      • Rhymes: -allo
      • Hyphenation: fàl‧lo

      Etymology 1

      Deverbal from fallare (“to make a mistake”) +‎ -o.[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 corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

      fallo

      1. first-person singular present indicative of fallare

      Etymology 5

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

      fallo

      1. compound of fa', the second-person singular imperative form of fare, with lo
        Fallo ora! ― Do it now!

      References

      1. ^ “fallo1”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026
      2. ^ “fallo2”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

      Anagrams

      Latin

      Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷʰh₂el-der.
      Proto-Italic *falsō?
      Latin fallo

        Uncertain. According to De Vaan, from Proto-Italic *falsō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷʰh₂el- (“to stumble”) (with semantic shift "stumble" > "deceive"), and cognate with Sanskrit स्खल् (skhal, “to stumble, fail”), Persian سکرفیدن (sekarfidan, “to stumble”), Ancient Greek σφάλλω (sphállō, “to bring down”), σφάλλομαι (sphállomai, “to fall”), Old Armenian սխալեմ (sxalem, “to stumble, fail”).[1]

        Formerly considered to be from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel- (“to lie, deceive”), but this does not account for the /a/.

        Pronunciation

        Verb

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

        1. to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
          Synonyms: dēcipiō, mentior, frūstror, ēlūdō, dēstituō, fraudō, circumdūcō, circumveniō, ingannō, indūcō
          • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.296–297:
            At rēgīna dolōs – quis fallere possit amantem? – praesēnsit [...].
            But the queen suspected his deceit – Who could be able to delude a lover? – [...].
            (The irony is that a lover can be both extremely perceptive and easily misled.)
        2. (reflexive) to mistake, be mistaken, deceive oneself
          • 412 CE – 426 CE, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, De civitate Dei 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.
            • Translation by David S. Wiesen
              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.
        3. to escape the notice of; be unknown, unseen, unaware, hidden
          • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.96-97:
            “Nec mē adeō fallit veritam tē moenia nostra
            suspectās habuisse domōs Karthāginis altae.”
            “Nor does it so escape me that you, fearing our defenses, have distrusted the homes of lofty Carthage.”
            (Juno uses the negation of litotes to speak to Venus.)
        4. to appease, beguile
        5. to 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 infinitive participle
        active passive active passive
        present fallere fallī fallēns —
        future falsūrum esse falsum īrī falsūrus fallendus,
        fallundus
        perfect fefellisse falsum esse — falsus
        future perfect — falsum fore — —
        perfect potential falsūrum fuisse — — —
        verbal nouns gerund supine
        genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
        fallendī fallendō fallendum fallendō falsum falsū

        Derived terms

        Descendants

        (Note: all descendants are through derivative forms).

        Through Vulgar Latin *fallāre / *falliāre:

        • Italo-Dalmatian:
          • Dalmatian: falur
          • Italian: fallare
        • Gallo-Romance:
        • Ibero-Romance:
        • Borrowings:
          • ⇒ Albanian: faj
            • →? Aromanian: fai

        Through Vulgar Latin *fallīre: (see there for further descendants)

        Through Vulgar Latin *fallitāre: (descendants are more likely internal Romance derivatives)

        Through Late Latin falsāre:

        Through Vulgar Latin *falsidiāre: (descendants are more likely internal Romance derivatives)

        • Italo-Romance:
          • Italian: falseggiare
          • Sicilian: farsijari
        • Gallo-Romance:
        • Ibero-Romance:

        References

        1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “fallō, -ere”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 199-200

        Further reading

        • “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[2], 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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

        Portuguese

        Verb

        fallo

        1. first-person singular present indicative of fallar

        Spanish

        Pronunciation

         

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        • Syllabification: fa‧llo

        Etymology 1

          Deverbal from fallar. Compare Italian fallo.

          Noun

          fallo m (plural fallos)

          1. mistake
          2. failure
          3. (law) verdict, decision
            • 2015 July 9, “El batería de AC/DC, condenado a ocho meses de arresto domiciliario”, in El País‎[4], Madrid: Ediciones El País, S.L., →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 December 2025:
              El músico, que pasará los meses encerrado en su casa de Tauranga (en la costa este de la Isla Norte de Nueva Zelanda), escuchó el fallo inexpresivo y con signos de cansancio, según fuentes presentes en la sala.
              (please add an English translation of this quotation)
          4. ruling
          5. (computing) bug, hole (security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit)
          Derived terms

          Etymology 2

          Verb

          fallo

          1. first-person singular present indicative of fallar

          Etymology 3

          Verb

          fallo

          1. first-person singular present indicative of fallir

          Further reading

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