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): /faˈʝido/ [faˈʝi.ð̞o]

• IPA^(key): /faˈʝido/ [faˈʝi.ð̞o] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /faˈʎido/ [faˈʎi.ð̞o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /faˈʃido/ [faˈʃi.ð̞o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /faˈʒido/ [faˈʒi.ð̞o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -ido
• Syllabification: fa‧lli‧do

Adjective

fallido (feminine fallida, masculine plural fallidos, feminine plural fallidas)

1. failed, unsuccessful

   Synonym: fracasado

   Antonyms: logrado, exitoso

Derived terms

• acto fallido

Related terms

• fallar
• fallecer
• falluto
• falta

Participle

fallido (feminine fallida, masculine plural fallidos, feminine plural fallidas)

1. past participle of fallir

Further reading

• “fallido”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024