coupable

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French coupable, from Ecclesiastical Latin culpābilis (“culpable”), derived from culpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.pabl/

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• Hyphenation: cou‧pable
• Homophone: coupables

Adjective

coupable (plural coupables)

1. (law) guilty
2. culpable, responsible

Noun

coupable m or f by sense (plural coupables)

1. culprit

Related terms

• coulpe
• culpabilité
• inculper, disculper

Further reading

• “coupable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Etymology

From Old French culpable, from Latin culpābilis (“blameworthy”), from culpō (“to blame, condemn”), from culpa (“fault, crime, mistake”).

Adjective

coupable

1. culpable

Descendants

• English: culpable

References

• “coupable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.