peacúil

Irish

Alternative forms

• peacúlach

Etymology

From peaca (“sin”) +‎ -úil.

Adjective

peacúil (genitive singular feminine peacúla, plural peacúla, comparative peacúla)

1. sinful

Declension

Declension of peacúil

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	peacúil	pheacúil	peacúla; pheacúla²
Vocative	pheacúil		peacúla
Genitive		peacúla	peacúla	peacúil
Dative	peacúil; pheacúil¹	pheacúil	peacúla; pheacúla²
Comparative	níos peacúla
Superlative	is peacúla

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• peacach

Derived terms

• peacúlacht f (“sinfulness”)

Related terms

• peacach m (“sinner”)
• peacaigh (“sin”, verb)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “peacúil”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN