colpa
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Old Irish colpthae.
Noun
colpa m or f (genitive singular colpa, nominative plural colpaí)
Declension
Declension of colpa
Fourth declension
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative (feminine) declension
Declension of colpa
Fourth declension
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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”)
Noun
colpa m (genitive singular colpa, nominative plural colpaí)
Declension
Declension of colpa
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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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
- "colpa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “colpthae” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- 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-.
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