mea culpa

Etymology
From the phrase  (“through my fault”), ablative case of, taken from the , a traditional penitential prayer in Western Christianity.

Interjection

 * 1) My fault, due to my error; I am to blame.
 * °N, °W
 * °N, °W

Noun

 * 1) An instance of mea culpa; an apology.
 * °N, °W
 * °N, °W

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: mea culpa
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 是我的错
 * Czech:, moje vina
 * Dutch: mijn schuld
 * Esperanto: mia kulpo
 * Finnish: mea culpa, minun vikani
 * French:
 * Georgian: ჩემი ბრალია
 * German:, meine Schuld, Asche auf mein Haupt
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: טעות שלי
 * Hindi: मेरी ग़लती, मेरी ग़लती है
 * Ido: mea kulpo
 * Italian: colpa mia
 * Korean: 내 탓, 내 탓이오
 * Malayalam: എന്റെ പിഴ
 * Portuguese: minha culpa
 * Punjabi: ਮੇਰੀ ਗ਼ਲਤੀ, ਮੇਰੀ ਗ਼ਲਤੀ ਹੈ
 * Russian: моя́ вина
 * Serbo-Croatian: moja greška
 * Spanish: culpa mía, mi culpa
 * Turkish: benim hatam
 * Volapük: döbot obik
 * West Frisian: myn skuld

Verb

 * 1)  To apologize for something, especially excessively.

Etymology
From the phrase, from  and  in the ablative.

Phrase

 * 1) through my fault
 * , Text of the Tridentine Mass:
 * "la"

- Confiteor Deo omnipotenti, beatæ Mariæ semper Virgini, beato Michaeli Archangelo, beato Ioanni Baptistæ, sanctis Apostolis Petro et Paulo, omnibus Sanctis, et vobis, fratres: quia peccavi nimis cogitatione, verbo et opere: mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.

Etymology
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