fo-rúnaí
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fo- (“under-”) + rúnaí (“secretary”).
Noun
[edit]fo-rúnaí m (genitive singular fo-rúnaí, nominative plural fo-rúnaithe)
Declension
[edit]Declension of fo-rúnaí
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
[edit]- fo-rúnaí parlaiminte (“parliamentary undersecretary”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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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
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fo-rúnaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “undersecretary”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024