faille

== English == === Etymology === From Old French. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪl === Noun === faille (countable and uncountable, plural failles) A fabric woven from silk, cotton, or rayon with slight ribs. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faj/ === Etymology 1 === From faillir. ==== Noun ==== faille f (plural failles) (seismology) fault flaw rift (chasm or fissure) ===== Derived terms ===== ligne de faille plan de faille sans faille ===== Descendants ===== → Turkish: fay ==== Verb ==== faille third-person singular present subjunctive of faillir === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old French faille. Ultimate origin obscure. Perhaps an Old Frankish borrowing. ==== Noun ==== faille f (plural failles) faille (fabric woven from silk) === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== faille third-person singular present subjunctive of falloir je ne crois pas qu'il faille faire cela ― I don't think this needs to be done === Further reading === “faille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “faille”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse == Irish == === Noun === faille f genitive singular of faill === Mutation === == Old French == === Etymology === Ultimately from the Latin verb fallō. === Noun === faille oblique singular, f (oblique plural failles, nominative singular faille, nominative plural failles) failure ==== Descendants ==== French: faille