nidan verb (upper class) with 'tsu' ending (archaic), intransitive verb
Archaic intransitive verb, equivalent to modern 落ちる. Used in classical Japanese texts. The kanji 落つ is the most general; 墜つ suggests falling from a height or crashing; 堕つ implies a moral or spiritual fall.
See also: 落ちる
花びらが地に落つ。
The petals fall to the ground.
古語では「落つ」は「おつ」と読まれ、現代の「落ちる」に
In classical Japanese, 落つ is read as おつ and corresponds to modern 落ちる.
Modern equivalent of 落つ. 落つ is the archaic Nidan verb form, while 落ちる is the modern Ichidan verb.
Classical Japanese verb; the modern form 落ちる developed from the 連体形 (attributive form) of 落つ. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the root is shared with other falling-related words.