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