peccad

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin peccātum. The inflection as a masculine u-stem is due to analogy with the verbal noun suffix -ad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʲekað]

Noun

peccad m (genitive pectha, nominative plural pecthe)

  1. sin

For quotations using this term, see Citations:peccad.

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative peccad, peccath, pecad peccadL, peccath, pecad pec(c)thiH, pectha(i), pecdæ, pecth(a)e
vocative peccad, peccath, pecad peccadL, peccath, pecad pecthu
accusative peccadN, peccath, pecad peccadL, peccath, pecad pecthu
genitive pec(c)thoH, pec(c)thaH pec(c)thoL, pec(c)thaL pecth(a)eN
dative peccadL, peccath, pecad pecth(a)ib pecth(a)ib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: peccad (o-stem)

Mutation

Mutation of peccad
radical lenition nasalization
peccad pheccad
or unchanged
peccad
pronounced with /bʲ-/

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

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