muinntir
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Irish[edit]
Noun[edit]
muinntir f (genitive singular muinntire, nominative plural muinntireacha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of muinntir
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
muinntir | mhuinntir | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish muinter (“family, community, attendants”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
muinntir f (genitive singular muinntire or muinntreach, no plural)
- people, folk, inhabitants
- 'S ann de mhuinntir Uibhist a tha e.
- He is a native of Uist, or His relations are Uist people.
- 2019 December 2, “Tha dragh ann gun caill Lios Mòr seirbheis aiseig do luchd-coise”, in BBC News[1]:
- Tha dà bhàt'-aiseig a' frithealadh air muinntir Lios Mòir.
- There are two ferries serving inhabitants of Lismore.
- family, relations, household
- Cha do ghabh a mhuinntir fhèin ris.
- His own relations did not receive him.
- tribe, clan, kindred
- servants, farmhands
- cast (company of actors)
- population
- train (retinue)
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
muinntir | mhuinntir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “muinntir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “muinter”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- gd:Culture
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