fallir

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fallīre, from Latin fallere.

Pronunciation

Verb

fallir (first-person singular present falleixo, first-person singular preterite fallí, past participle fallit)

  1. (intransitive) to fail
  2. to lack, be missing
  3. (business, intransitive) to fail, to go bankrupt
    La companyia va fallir per manca de recursos.
    The company failed due to a lack of resources.

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fallir, inherited from Vulgar Latin *fallīre, from Latin fallere. With irregular preservation of /f-/.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /faˈʝiɾ/ [faˈʝiɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /faˈʎiɾ/ [faˈʎiɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /faˈʃiɾ/ [faˈʃiɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /faˈʒiɾ/ [faˈʒiɾ]

  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: fa‧llir

Verb

fallir (first-person singular present fallo, first-person singular preterite fallí, past participle fallido)

  1. (archaic) to err
  2. (Venezuela, intransitive) to fail, to go bankrupt

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