peccavi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin peccāvī (“I have sinned”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɛˈkɑːviː/, /pəˈkɑːvi/

Interjection

peccavi

1. An expression of guilt or culpability.

Synonyms

• mea culpa
• my bad

Noun

peccavi (plural peccavis)

1. An act of saying ‘peccavi’; an admission of guilt or responsibility.
   • 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 772:

     He heard the little man's rapid exhausted breathing as he began with the opening flourish of his peccavi, ‘Father, I have sinned.’

Italian

Verb

peccavi

1. second-person singular imperfect indicative of peccare

Latin

Verb

peccāvī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of peccō - I have sinned.