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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)
- defense, excuse
- a propria discolpa ― in one's defense
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
discolpa
- inflection of discolpare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- discolpa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana