muintir

== Irish == === Alternative forms === muinntear (obsolete) muinntir (superseded) === Etymology === Originally the dative singular, from Old Irish muinter. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠiːn̠ʲtʲəɾʲ/ (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈmˠin̠ʲtʲəɾʲ/ === Noun === muintir f (genitive singular muintire, nominative plural muintireacha) family (collective) parents relative people, folk, tribe, nation, band ==== Usage notes ==== When used by itself, in modern Irish it refers to ‘parents’; When used with a following attributive noun, it means ‘folk’ or ‘people’: muintir na hÉireann ― the Irish muintir na Spáinne ― the Spanish ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (parents): tuismitheoirí ==== Derived terms ==== athair muintire m (“the father of a family”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “muintir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “muinntear”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 500 == Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmun̠ʲ.t̠ʲəɾʲ/ (Blasse) [ˈmun̠ʲ.t̠ʲɪɾʲ] (Griffith) [ˈmun̠ʲ.t̠ʲɨɾʲ] === Noun === muintir inflection of muinter: accusative/dative singular nominative/vocative/accusative dual === Mutation ===