# falta
## Basque
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish falta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /falta/, [fal̪.t̪a]

### Noun

falta ?
* (sports) foul

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “falta”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “falta”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈfal.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈfal.ta]

### Etymology 1

Inherited 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)
* fault; error; mistake
* absent; lacking; missing

##### Related terms

* fallir
* faltar

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

falta
* inflection of faltar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### 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, 2025
* “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.

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfalta/ [ˈfɑl̪.t̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -alta
* Hyphenation: fal‧ta

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese falta, 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)
* lack, shortage
    Non che é eso, senón que están reloucando pola falta do voto.That's not your problem, but they are raving about the lack of the vote.
* fault, defect
* infraction

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

falta
* inflection of faltar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative
* (reintegrationist norm) inflection of faltar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “falta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* “falta” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “falta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Hungarian
### Etymology

fal +‎ -ta (personal suffix)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfɒltɒ]
* Hyphenation: fal‧ta

### Verb

falta
* third-person singular indicative past definite of fal

## Irish
### Noun

falta
* plural of fala

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Italian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfal.ta/
* Rhymes: -alta
* Hyphenation: fàl‧ta

### Noun

falta f (plural falte) (obsolete)
* lack, shortage, deficiency
    Synonyms: (obsolete) diffalta, mancanza
* error, fault
    Synonyms: (obsolete) diffalta, errore

### Further reading

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

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Portuguese faltar and Spanish faltar and Kabuverdianu falta.

### Verb

falta
* to lack
* to miss

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfaw.tɐ/ [ˈfaʊ̯.tɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfaw.tɐ/ [ˈfaʊ̯.tɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈfaw.ta/ [ˈfaʊ̯.ta]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈfal.tɐ/ [ˈfaɫ.tɐ]
* Rhymes: -altɐ, -awtɐ
* Hyphenation: fal‧ta

### Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese falta, 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)
* lack (the condition of not having, needing, or needing more of something)
    Synonym: (especially of something needed) carência
    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.
* (education) absence; truancy (an instance of missing a class)
    Synonym: (also used in contexts other than classes) ausência
    Levei cinco faltas esse semestre. ― I got five absences this semester.
* fault (a mistake, error, sin or transgression, especially a minor one)
    Sinto muito, foi uma falta minha. ― I’m sorry, it was my bad.
* (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!
* (soccer) direct free kick (free kick following a foul committed outside the penalty area)
    Quem vai bater a falta? ― Who will take the kick?
* (only in sentir falta) the condition of missing someone or something
    Synonyms: saudade, saudades
    Sinto falta dos bons tempos. ― I miss the good old times.

##### 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
* inflection of faltar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

falta
* feminine singular of falto

### Further reading

* “falta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfalta/ [ˈfal̪.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -alta
* Syllabification: fal‧ta

### Etymology 1

Inherited 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)
* lack, shortage
* 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
* inflection of faltar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

falta
* feminine singular of falto

### Further reading

* “falta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “falta”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 841

## Tarifit
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish falta (“fault”). Compare Moroccan Arabic فالطة (fālṭa).

### Noun

falta f (Tifinagh spelling ⴼⴰⵍⵜⴰ)
* fault, mistake
    Synonym: reɣreḍ