ceannpheaca

Irish

Etymology

From ceann- (“chief, main”) +‎ peaca (“sin”).

Noun

ceannpheaca m (genitive singular ceannpheaca, nominative plural ceannpheacaí)

1. (Christianity) cardinal sin

Declension

Declension of ceannpheaca

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ceannpheaca ceannpheacaí Vocative a cheannpheaca a cheannpheacaí Genitive ceannpheaca ceannpheacaí Dative ceannpheaca ceannpheacaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ceannpheaca na ceannpheacaí Genitive an cheannpheaca na gceannpheacaí Dative leis an gceannpheaca don cheannpheaca leis na ceannpheacaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceannpheaca	cheannpheaca	gceannpheaca
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceannpheaca”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “ceannpheaca”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024