fallido
Spanish
Etymology
From the past participle of Old Spanish fallir, itself from Latin fallere. Still equivalent to the past participle of modern fallir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /faˈʝido/ [faˈʝi.ð̞o]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /faˈʎido/ [faˈʎi.ð̞o]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /faˈʃido/ [faˈʃi.ð̞o]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /faˈʒido/ [faˈʒi.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -ido
- Syllabification: fa‧lli‧do
Adjective
fallido (feminine fallida, masculine plural fallidos, feminine plural fallidas)
- failed, unsuccessful
Derived terms
- acto fallido
Related terms
- fallar
- fallecer
- falluto
- falta
Participle
fallido (feminine fallida, masculine plural fallidos, feminine plural fallidas)
- past participle of fallir
Further reading
- “fallido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014