peacach

See also: péacach

Irish

Alternative forms

• peacthach

Etymology

From Old Irish pecthach, peccach, pecach (“sinful, committing sin; sinner”), from peccad, pecad (“sin”) (modern peaca).

Adjective

peacach (genitive singular masculine peacaigh, genitive singular feminine peacaí, plural peacacha, comparative peacaí)

1. sinful

   Synonym: peacúil

Declension

Declension of peacach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	peacach	pheacach	peacacha; pheacacha2
vocative	pheacaigh		peacacha
genitive		peacaí	peacacha	peacach
dative	peacach; pheacach1	pheacach; pheacaigh (archaic)	peacacha; pheacacha2
Comparative	níos peacaí
Superlative	is peacaí

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

Noun

peacach m (genitive singular peacaigh, nominative plural peacaigh)

1. sinner

Declension

Declension of peacach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative peacach peacaigh vocative a pheacaigh a pheacacha genitive peacaigh peacach dative peacach peacaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an peacach na peacaigh genitive an pheacaigh na bpeacach dative leis an bpeacach don pheacach leis na peacaigh

Related terms

• peacaigh (“sin”, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of peacach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
peacach	pheacach	bpeacach

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

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish pecthach, peccach, pecach (“sinful, committing sin; sinner”), from peccad, pecad (“sin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰɛxkəx/

Noun

peacach m (genitive singular peacaich, plural peacaich)

1. sinner

Adjective

peacach

1. sinful

Related terms

• peacadh

Mutation

Mutation of peacach

radical	lenition
peacach	pheacach

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “peacach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN