pioctha péacach

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “spruce [and] showy”

Adjective

pioctha péacach (predicative)

1. dressed to the nines, in full fig
2. fresh as a daisy

Mutation

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pioctha péacach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “pioctha péacach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pioctha péacach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN