colpa
Irish
Alternative forms
- colptha
Etymology 1
From Old Irish colpthae.
Noun
colpa m or f (genitive singular colpa, nominative plural colpaí)
- (anatomy, ~ (coise)) calf (of leg)
- Synonyms: orca, pluc
- (~ (súiste)) handle (of flail); cudgel
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative (feminine) declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- colpach (“large-calved; strong-legged”, adjective)
- colpán m (“covering for calf of leg; handle of flail”)
- gúna go colpa m (“midi dress”)
- sciorta go colpa m (“midi”)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
colpa m (genitive singular colpa, nominative plural colpaí)
- Alternative form of colpach (“yearling heifer or bullock, stirk”)
- collop (unit of grazing land)
- (~ caorach, gabhar, géanna) number of sheep, goats, geese, equated to a heifer for grazing purposes
- (cooking) collop
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
colpa | cholpa | gcolpa |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “colpa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “colpthae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “colpa” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “colpa” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian
Etymology
From Latin culpa, from Proto-Italic *kʷolpā (“wrong, mistake”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷolp-eh₂ (“bend, turn”), from *kʷelp-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkol.pa/
- Rhymes: -olpa
- Hyphenation: cól‧pa
Noun
colpa f (plural colpe)
- fault
- blame
- dare la colpa ― to blame (literally, “give the blame”)
- guilt
- sin
Derived terms
- colpevole
- discolpare
- scolpare
Related terms
- colpabile
Further reading
- colpa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- palco, placo, placò, polca
Spanish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkolpa/ [ˈkol.pa]
- Rhymes: -olpa
- Syllabification: col‧pa
Noun
colpa f (plural colpas)
- colcothar used as a flux for silver
Further reading
- “colpa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014