fo-rúnaí

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Irish

Etymology

From fo- (“under-”) +‎ rúnaí (“secretary”).

Noun

fo-rúnaí m (genitive singular fo-rúnaí, nominative plural fo-rúnaithe)

  1. undersecretary

Declension

Declension of fo-rúnaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative fo-rúnaí fo-rúnaithe
vocative a fho-rúnaí a fho-rúnaithe
genitive fo-rúnaí fo-rúnaithe
dative fo-rúnaí fo-rúnaithe
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fo-rúnaí na fo-rúnaithe
genitive an fho-rúnaí na bhfo-rúnaithe
dative leis an bhfo-rúnaí
don fho-rúnaí 		leis na fo-rúnaithe

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of fo-rúnaí
radical lenition eclipsis
fo-rúnaí fho-rúnaí bhfo-rúnaí

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

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