muinntir
Irish
Noun
muinntir f (genitive singular muinntire, nominative plural muinntireacha)
- Superseded spelling of muintir.
Declension
Declension of muinntir
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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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. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
FWOTD – 18 October 2022
Etymology
From Old Irish muinter (“family, community, attendants”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmwiɲtʰʲɪɾʲ/
Noun
muinntir f (genitive singular muinntire or muinntreach, no plural)
- people, folk, inhabitants
- 'Sann de mhuinntir Uidhist 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:
- 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 fhéin ris.
- His own relations did not receive him.
- tribe, clan, kindred
- servants, farmhands
- cast (company of actors)
- population
- 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], 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