faute

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French faute, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō. Compare Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese falta. Doublet of faillite. Compare English fault and Spanish falta (“lack, shortage”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fot/ === Noun === faute f (plural fautes) error, mistake une faute d'orthographe ― a spelling mistake C'est la faute à pas de chance. ― It’s bad luck’s fault. fault, blame c'est de ma faute ― I'm to blame (literally, “it's my fault”) c'est toujours la faute aux autres ― other people are always to blame (literally, “it's always other people's fault”) il rejette la faute sur son patron ― he laid/put the blame on his boss (law) wrong, misdemeanor (sports) foul, fault (infraction of the rules) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “faute”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Participle === faute vocative masculine singular of fautus == Middle English == === Alternative forms === faulte, falte === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman faute, from Vulgar Latin *fallita. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfau̯t(ə)/, /ˈfalt(ə)/, /ˈfau̯lt(ə)/ === Noun === faute (plural fautes) fault ==== Descendants ==== English: fault Yola: fout → Welsh: ffawt ==== References ==== “faute, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === faute f or m (definite singular fauten or fauta, indefinite plural fauter or fautar, definite plural fautene or fautane) alternative form of faut == Old French == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *fallita, feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō. === Noun === faute oblique singular, f (oblique plural fautes, nominative singular faute, nominative plural fautes) fault; error; mistake ==== Descendants ==== French: faute → Dutch: fout → Irish: fabht → Middle English: faute, faulte, falteEnglish: faultYola: fout→ Welsh: ffawt