fallera
See also: fallerà
Spanish
editAdjective
editfallera
Verb
editfallera
Swedish
editEtymology 1
editFrom fa and la in solmization (do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti).
Interjection
editfallera
- Expresses exhilaration (often in song).
- 1946, “Mössens julafton (När nätterna blir långa) [The mice's Christmas Eve (When the nights get long)]”, Ulf Peder Olrog (lyrics), Alf Prøysen (music)[1]:
- När nätterna blir långa och kölden sätter in, tar mamma mus och samlar hela barnaskaran sin. Hon visar sen på fällan: "Akta er för den, så får vi allesammans fira jul igen." Hejsan hoppsan, fallerallera, när julen kommer ska varenda unge vara gla' [glad]! Hejsan hoppsan, fallerallera, när julen kommer ska varenda unge vara gla' [glad]!
- When the nights get long and the cold sets in, then mother mouse goes and gathers her whole group of children. She then points [directs, more generally] to the trap: "Beware of that one, and we will all get to celebrate Christmas again." Hidy howdy, fallerallera, when [the] Christmas comes, every kid should be happy! Hidy howdy, fallerallera, when [the] Christmas comes, every kid should be happy!
Etymology 2
editCompare German fallieren, English fail; see the latter for etymology.
Verb
editfallera (present fallerar, preterite fallerade, supine fallerat, imperative fallera)
- to fail, to break, to malfunction
Conjugation
editConjugation of fallera (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | fallera | — | ||
| Supine | fallerat | — | ||
| Imperative | fallera | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | falleren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | fallerar | fallerade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | fallera | fallerade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | fallere | fallerade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | fallerande | |||
| Past participle | fallerad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||