muinntir

Irish

muinntir f (genitive singular muinntire, nominative plural muinntireacha)

Declension of muinntir (second declension)

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an mhuinntir	na muinntireacha
genitive	na muinntire	na muinntireacha
dative	leis an muinntir don mhuinntir	leis na muinntireacha

Mutated forms of *muinntir*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
muinntir	mhuinntir	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

FWOTD – 18 October 2022

From Old Irish muinter (“family, community, attendants”).^[1]

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 of *muinntir*
radical	lenition
muinntir	mhuinntir

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “muinter”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 352
^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, page 126