muinntir

Irish

Noun

muinntir f (genitive singular muinntire, nominative plural muinntireacha)

  1. superseded spelling of muintir

Declension

Declension of muinntir (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative muinntir muinntireacha
vocative a mhuinntir a mhuinntireacha
genitive muinntire muinntireacha
dative muinntir muinntireacha
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

Mutation

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.

Scottish Gaelic

FWOTD – 18 October 2022

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈmɤ̃ĩɲdʲəɾ/, /ˈmɤ̃ĩdʲəɾ/[2] (as if spelled muinntear)
  • (Uist) IPA(key): /ˈmɯiɲdʲʒɪɾʲ/[3]

Noun

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

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.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “muinter”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, page 126

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “muinntir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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