peacthach

Irish

Noun

peacthach m (genitive singular peacthaigh, nominative plural peacthaigh)

1. Alternative form of peacach (“sinner”)

Declension

Declension of peacthach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative peacthach peacthaigh Vocative a pheacthaigh a pheacthacha Genitive peacthaigh peacthach Dative peacthach peacthaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an peacthach na peacthaigh Genitive an pheacthaigh na bpeacthach Dative leis an bpeacthach don pheacthach leis na peacthaigh

Adjective

peacthach (genitive singular masculine peacthaigh, genitive singular feminine peacthaí, plural peacthacha, comparative peacthaí)

1. Alternative form of peacach (“sinful”)

Declension

Declension of peacthach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	peacthach	pheacthach	peacthacha; pheacthacha²
Vocative	pheacthaigh		peacthacha
Genitive		peacthaí	peacthacha	peacthach
Dative	peacthach; pheacthach¹	pheacthach; pheacthaigh (archaic)	peacthacha; pheacthacha²
Comparative	níos peacthaí
Superlative	is peacthaí

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
peacthach	pheacthach	bpeacthach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “peacthach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN