ceannpheaca

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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

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