peacach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish pecthach, peccach, pecach (“sinful, committing sin; sinner”), from peccad, pecad (“sin”) (modern peaca).
Adjective edit
peacach (genitive singular masculine peacaigh, genitive singular feminine peacaí, plural peacacha, comparative peacaí)
Declension edit
Declension of peacach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | peacach | pheacach | peacacha; pheacacha² | |
Vocative | pheacaigh | peacacha | ||
Genitive | peacaí | peacacha | peacach | |
Dative | peacach; pheacach¹ |
pheacach; pheacaigh (archaic) |
peacacha; pheacacha² | |
Comparative | níos peacaí | |||
Superlative | is peacaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun edit
peacach m (genitive singular peacaigh, nominative plural peacaigh)
Declension edit
Declension of peacach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Related terms edit
- peacaigh (“sin”, verb)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
peacach | pheacach | bpeacach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “peacach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “pecthach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish pecthach, peccach, pecach (“sinful, committing sin; sinner”), from peccad, pecad (“sin”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
peacach m (genitive singular peacaich, plural peacaich)
Adjective edit
peacach
Related terms edit
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
peacach | pheacach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “peacach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “pecthach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language