peaca marfach
Irish
Alternative forms
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
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| peaca marfach | pheaca marfach | bpeaca marfach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “peaca marfach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “peaca marfach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “peaca marfach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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