faillir

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fa.jiʁ/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French faillir, from Old French falir, from Vulgar Latin *fallīre, from Latin fallere. See also falloir. ==== Verb ==== faillir to almost do something to fail ===== Conjugation ===== This verb has two conjugations. One is older and irregular, but is in modern usage giving way to a conjugation like that of finir. It is hardly used except in the infinitive, past historic, and the composed tenses. The third-person singular present indicative faut is also found in certain set phrases. ===== Synonyms ===== échouer (2) (more common than faillir) ===== Derived terms ===== faille faillissement ===== Descendants ===== → German: fallieren → Swedish: fallera === Etymology 2 === From faillite. ==== Verb ==== faillir to go bankrupt ===== Conjugation ===== This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-. === Further reading === “faillir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French falir, from Vulgar Latin *fallīre, from Latin fallere. === Verb === faillir to fail ==== Descendants ==== French: faillir→ German: fallieren→ Swedish: fallera == Old French == === Verb === faillir alternative infinitive of falir ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Descendants ==== faillir