Irish edit

Noun edit

muinntir f (genitive singular muinntire, nominative plural muinntireacha)

  1. Superseded spelling of muintir.

Declension edit

Mutation edit

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.

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɯiɲtʲɪɾʲ/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): [ˈməin̪ʲtʃʰəð]

Noun edit

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

  1. 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.
  2. family, relations, household
    Cha do ghabh a mhuinntir fhèin ris.
    His own relations did not receive him.
  3. tribe, clan, kindred
  4. servants, farmhands
  5. cast (company of actors)
  6. population
  7. train (retinue)

Mutation edit

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 edit