rúnaí

See also: runai

Irish

Etymology

rún (“secret”) +‎ -aí

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɾˠuːˈn̪ˠiː/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠuːnˠiː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɾˠuːnˠi/

Noun

rúnaí m (genitive singular rúnaí, nominative plural rúnaithe)

  1. secretary
  2. confidant
  3. secretary bird

Declension

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

Derived terms

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