péacach

See also: peacach

Irish

Alternative forms

• peucach (obsolete)

Etymology

From péac (“peak”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

péacach (genitive singular masculine péacaigh, genitive singular feminine péacaí, plural péacacha, comparative péacaí)

1. showy (making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display)

   cailín péacach ― a sharp-dressed girl

2. flashy, gaudy, flash
3. (dated) pointed, peaked, sharp

Declension

Declension of péacach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	péacach	phéacach	péacacha; phéacacha²
Vocative	phéacaigh		péacacha
Genitive		péacaí	péacacha	péacach
Dative	péacach; phéacach¹	phéacach; phéacaigh (archaic)	péacacha; phéacacha²
Comparative	níos péacaí
Superlative	is péacaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• (flashy, gaudy): gáifeach, gairéadach, spiagaí
• (pointed, peaked, sharp): biorach, géar

Derived terms

• pioctha péacach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
péacach	phéacach	bpéacach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “pécach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “péacach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 540
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “péacach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN