peccah
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish peccad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛɡə/
Noun
peccah m (genitive singular peccah, plural peccaghyn)
- (theology) sin
- (theology) sinner
Derived terms
- ard-pheccah m (“cardinal sin”)
- peccoil (“peccant, erring, sinful”, adjective)
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| peccah | pheccah | beccah |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “pec(c)ad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.