falta.
lack, shortage
Meaning & usage
lack, shortage
absence
day absent
fault
mistake
foul
Where this word comes from
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.
inflection of faltar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of faltar: second-person singular imperative
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feminine singular of falto
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