muinntir

Irish

Noun

muinntir f (genitive singular muinntire, nominative plural muinntireacha)

1. Superseded spelling of muintir.

Declension

Declension of muinntir

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative muinntir muinntireacha Vocative a mhuinntir a mhuinntireacha Genitive muinntire muinntireacha Dative muinntir muinntireacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an mhuinntir na muinntireacha Genitive na muinntire na muinntireacha Dative leis an muinntir don mhuinntir leis na muinntireacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
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.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish muinter (“family, community, attendants”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmwiɲtʰʲɪɾʲ/

Noun

muinntir f (genitive singular muinntire or muinntreach, no plural)

1. people, folk
2. inhabitants
   • 'Sann de mhuinntir Uidhist a tha e.

     He is a native of Uist, or His relations are Uist people.

3. family, relations, household
   • Cha do ghabh a mhuinntir fhéin ris.

     His own relations did not receive him.

4. tribe, clan, kindred
5. servants, farmhands
6. cast (company of actors)
7. population
8. train (retinue)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
muinntir	mhuinntir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “muinntir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “muinter”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language