Ard-Rúnaí

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Irish

Etymology

From ard- (“high”) +‎ rúnaí (“secretary”).

Noun

Ard-Rúnaí m (genitive singular Ard-Rúnaí, nominative plural Ard-Rúnaithe)

  1. Secretary General

Declension

Declension of Ard-Rúnaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative Ard-Rúnaí Ard-Rúnaithe
vocative a Ard-Rúnaí a Ard-Rúnaithe
genitive Ard-Rúnaí Ard-Rúnaithe
dative Ard-Rúnaí Ard-Rúnaithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an tArd-Rúnaí na hArd-Rúnaithe
genitive an Ard-Rúnaí na nArd-Rúnaithe
dative leis an Ard-Rúnaí
don Ard-Rúnaí 		leis na hArd-Rúnaithe

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ard-Rúnaí
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
Ard-Rúnaí nArd-Rúnaí hArd-Rúnaí tArd-Rúnaí

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

Further reading

  • “Ard-Rúnaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
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