coupable

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French coupable, from Ecclesiastical Latin culpābilis (culpable), derived from culpa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ku.pabl/
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  • Hyphenation: cou‧pable
  • Homophone: coupables

Adjective[edit]

coupable (plural coupables)

  1. (law) guilty
  2. culpable, responsible

Noun[edit]

coupable m or f by sense (plural coupables)

  1. culprit

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French culpable, from Latin culpābilis (blameworthy), from culpō (to blame, condemn), from culpa (fault, crime, mistake).

Adjective[edit]

coupable

  1. culpable

Descendants[edit]

  • English: culpable

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