fo-rúnaí

fo-rúnaí

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

• fo-rúnaí parlaiminte (“parliamentary undersecretary”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fo-rúnaí	fho-rúnaí	bhfo-rúnaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "fo-rúnaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “undersecretary” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.