falta

See also: faltà, faltá, and fálta

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish falta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /falta/, [fal̪.t̪a]

Noun

falta ?

1. (sports) foul

Declension

Declension of falta (inanimate, ending in -a)
	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	falta	falta	faltak
ergative	faltak	faltak	faltek
dative	faltari	faltari	faltei
genitive	faltaren	faltaren	falten
comitative	faltarekin	faltarekin	faltekin
causative	faltarengatik	faltarengatik	faltengatik
benefactive	faltarentzat	faltarentzat	faltentzat
instrumental	faltaz	faltaz	faltez
inessive	faltatan	faltan	faltetan
locative	faltatako	faltako	faltetako
allative	faltatara	faltara	faltetara
terminative	faltataraino	faltaraino	faltetaraino
directive	faltatarantz	faltarantz	faltetarantz
destinative	faltatarako	faltarako	faltetarako
ablative	faltatatik	faltatik	faltetatik
partitive	faltarik	—	—
prolative	faltatzat	—	—

Further reading

• "falta" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “falta” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈfal.tə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfal.ta/

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *fallita, feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō. Compare Occitan fauta, Portuguese and Spanish falta, French faute.

Noun

falta f (plural faltes)

1. fault; error; mistake
2. absent; lacking; missing

Related terms

• fallir
• faltar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

falta

1. third-person singular present indicative form of faltar
2. second-person singular imperative form of faltar

Further reading

• “falta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “falta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “falta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “falta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Hungarian

Etymology

fal +‎ -ta (personal suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɒltɒ]
• Hyphenation: fal‧ta

Verb

falta

1. third-person singular indicative past definite of fal

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *fallita, derived from Classical Latin fallō (“I deceive; I am mistaken”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfal.ta/
• Rhymes: -alta
• Hyphenation: fàl‧ta

Noun

falta f (plural falte) (obsolete)

1. lack, shortage, deficiency

   Synonyms: (obsolete) diffalta, mancanza

2. error, fault

   Synonyms: (obsolete) diffalta, errore

References

• falta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese faltar and Spanish faltar and Kabuverdianu falta.

Verb

falta

1. to lack
2. to miss

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.tɐ/ [ˈfaʊ̯.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.tɐ/ [ˈfaʊ̯.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfaw.ta/ [ˈfaʊ̯.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfal.tɐ/ [ˈfaɫ.tɐ]

• Rhymes: -altɐ, -awtɐ
• Hyphenation: fal‧ta

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *fallita, feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō. Cognate to Catalan falta, English fault, Spanish falta and French faute.

Noun

falta f (plural faltas)

2. lack (the condition of not having, needing, or needing more of something)

   Desmaiei por falta de água. ― I fainted due to lack of water.

   Nota-se a falta de problemas sociais nesta região. ― One can notice the lack of social issues in this region.

   Synonym: (especially of something needed) carência

4. (education) absence; truancy (an instance of missing a class)

   Levei cinco faltas esse semestre. ― I got five absences this semester.

   Synonym: (also used in contexts other than classes) ausência

6. fault (a mistake, error, sin or transgression, especially a minor one)

   Sinto muito, foi uma falta minha. ― I’m sorry, it was my bad.

8. (sports) foul (breach of game rules)

   O goleiro teve que cometer uma falta para evitar o gol. ― The goalkeeper had to commit a foul to avoid the goal.

   Falta! ― Foul!

10. (soccer) direct free kick (free kick following a foul committed outside the penalty area)

    Quem vai bater a falta? ― Who will take the kick?

12. (only in sentir falta) the condition of missing someone or something

    Sinto falta dos bons tempos. ― I miss the good old times.

    Synonyms: saudade, saudades

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:falta.

Derived terms

• falta de ar
• falta dupla
• falta pessoal
• falta técnica
• sem falta
• sentir falta

 

Related terms

• falir
• faltar

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

falta

1. inflection of faltar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

falta

1. feminine singular of falto

Further reading

• “falta” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfalta/ [ˈfal̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -alta
• Hyphenation: fal‧ta

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *fallita, from the feminine of *fallitus, 'vulgar' past participle of Latin fallere. The preservation of initial /f/ is irregular, but Coromines & Pascual reject the possibility of the word being borrowed. Compare Portuguese falta, Catalan falta, French faute.

Noun

falta f (plural faltas)

1. lack, shortage
2. fault

Hyponyms

• falta de respeto (“lack of respect”)

Derived terms

• a falta de
• doble falta
• echar en falta
• hacer falta
• sacafaltas
• saque de falta
• suplefaltas

 

Related terms

• fallido
• faltar
• falto

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

falta

1. inflection of faltar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

falta

1. feminine singular of falto

Further reading

• “falta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “falta”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, page 841