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Irish
Noun
peaca marfach m (genitive singular peaca mharfaigh, nominative plural peacaí marfacha)
- (Roman Catholicism, theology) mortal sin, deadly sin
- (Roman Catholicism, theology) cardinal sin
- Synonym: ceannpheaca
- (humorous) hanging offence (something very bad)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
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References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “peaca marfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “peaca marfach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “peaca marfach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024