peaca

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish peccad, pecad, from Latin peccātum, from peccō (I sin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲakə/

Noun

peaca m (genitive singular peaca, nominative plural peacaí)

  1. sin

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
peaca pheaca bpeaca
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "peaca" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “peaca” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “peaca” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • pec(c)ad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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