rúnda

See also: runda

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish rúnde. By surface analysis, rún (“secret”, noun) +‎ -da.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠuːn̪ˠd̪ˠə/

Adjective

rúnda

1. magical, mysterious
2. secret, confidential

Declension

Declension of rúnda

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	rúnda	rúnda	rúnda
vocative	rúnda		rúnda
genitive		rúnda	rúnda	rúnda
dative	rúnda	rúnda	rúnda
Comparative	níos rúnda
Superlative	is rúnda

Derived terms

• rúndacht f (“secrecy”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rúnda”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN