falta

Borrowed from Spanish falta.

• IPA^(key): /falta/, [fal̪.t̪a]

falta ?

1. (sports) foul

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

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

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.

falta f (plural faltes)

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

falta

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

• “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.

fal +‎ -ta (personal suffix)

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

falta

1. third-person singular indicative past definite of fal

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

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

falta f (plural falte) (obsolete)

1. lack, shortage, deficiency

   Synonyms: (obsolete) diffalta, mancanza

2. error, fault

   Synonyms: (obsolete) diffalta, errore

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

From Portuguese faltar and Spanish faltar and Kabuverdianu falta.

falta

1. to lack
2. to miss

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

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.

falta f (plural faltas)

1. 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

2. (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

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

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

4. (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!

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

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

6. (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

For quotations using this term, see Citations:falta.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

falta

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

falta

1. feminine singular of falto

• “falta” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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

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.

falta f (plural faltas)

1. lack, shortage
2. fault

• falta de respeto (“lack of respect”)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

falta

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

falta

1. feminine singular of falto

• “falta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “falta”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 841