Italian

Noun

fallo m ‎(plural falli)

1. fault, error
2. foul (in sport)
3. phallus

Verb

fallo

1. first-person singular present indicative of fallare

Verb

fallo

1. Compound of imperative of fare and lo.
   • Fallo ora!

     Do it now!

Anagrams

• folla

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel- ‎(“to lie, deceive”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φῆλος ‎(phêlos, “deceitful”), Sanskrit वृ ‎(vṛ, “twist, crook”), Avestan 𐬰𐬎𐬭𐬀𐬵 ‎(zurah, “injustice”) [script needed], Lithuanian žulas ‎(“rough”), Latvian zvel'u ‎(“to turn aside”), Old Church Slavonic зълъ ‎(zŭlŭ, “evil”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈfal.loː/

Verb

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

1. I deceive, trick, cheat, disappoint.
2. I mistake, am mistaken, deceive myself.
3. I escape the notice of, am unseen.
4. I appease, beguile.
5. I swear falsely, perjure.

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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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “fallo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (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

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.