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

Mutated forms of ceannpheaca

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ceannpheaca	cheannpheaca	gceannpheaca

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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