Ard-Rúnaí

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, 2013-2024