discolpa

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /diˈskol.pa/
  • Rhymes: -olpa
  • Hyphenation: di‧scól‧pa

Etymology 1

Deverbal from discolpare (“to exonerate”) +‎ -a or discolparsi (“to prove one's innocence”) +‎ -a.

Noun

discolpa f (plural discolpe)

  1. defense, excuse
    a propria discolpa ― in one's defense

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

discolpa

  1. inflection of discolpare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading
  • discolpa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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