disculpa

See also: disculpá and disculpà

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [disˈkul.pə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [disˈkul.pa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Etymology 1

Noun

disculpa f (plural disculpes)

1. apology

Related terms

• disculpar

References

• “disculpa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “disculpa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “disculpa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “disculpa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology 2

Verb

disculpa

1. inflection of disculpar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

French

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• Homophones: disculpas, disculpât

Verb

disculpa

1. third-person singular past historic of disculper

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French disculper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dis.kulˈpa/

Verb

a disculpa (third-person singular present disculpă, past participle disculpat, third-person subjunctive disculpe) 1st conjugation

1. to exculpate

Conjugation

    conjugation of disculpa (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a disculpa
gerund			disculpând
past participle			disculpat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	disculp	disculpi	disculpă	disculpăm	disculpați	disculpă
	imperfect	disculpam	disculpai	disculpa	disculpam	disculpați	disculpau
	simple perfect	disculpai	disculpași	disculpă	disculparăm	disculparăți	disculpară
	pluperfect	disculpasem	disculpaseși	disculpase	disculpaserăm	disculpaserăți	disculpaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să disculp	să disculpi	să disculpe	să disculpăm	să disculpați	să disculpe
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		disculpă			disculpați
	negative		nu disculpa			nu disculpați

Further reading

• “disculpa”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈkulpa/ [d̪isˈkul.pa]
• Rhymes: -ulpa
• Syllabification: dis‧cul‧pa

Etymology 1

From dis- +‎ culpa.

Noun

disculpa f (plural disculpas)

1. excuse

   Synonym: excusa

2. apology

Derived terms

• pedir disculpas

Related terms

• disculpe (interjection)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

disculpa

1. inflection of disculpar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “disculpa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024