muintir, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~eacha).1. Lit: Household, community, family; associates, adherents, followers; party, retinue. (Of monastic community) ~ Phádraig, Bhríde, St. Patrick’s, St. Brigid’s, community. 2. (a) Kinsfolk, family. Mo mhuintir, my folks. ~ m’athar, my father’s people. An mhuintir a chuaigh romhainn, our forbears. D’imigh mo mhuintir féin as an áit, my own people have left the place. (b) Parents. Tá a mhuintir marbh, his parents are dead. 3. Folk, people. ~ na hÉireann, Dhoire, the people of Ireland, of Derry. ~ na cathrach, na tuaithe, the city, country, people. ~ na n-oileán, na gcnoc, island, hill, folk. ~ na háite, the local people. ~ an tí, the people of the house. An mhuintir a rabhamar ag caint orthu, the people we were talking about. An mhuintir a chuaigh amach, those who went out. An mhuintir mhóra, bheaga, the adults, the children. Cuid na ~e eile, other people’s property. 4. (a) (With certain surnames) M~ Dhorchaigh, Laoire, Shearcaigh, the Darcys, O’Learys, O’Sharkeys. Fear de Mhuintir Anluain é, he is one of the O’Hanlons, an O’Hanlon. (b) (In certain place-names) M~ Dhuinnín, the Dinneen country. (c)Com: Messrs. 5. (In phrases) Teach ~e, dwelling-house. Fear na ~e, close relative. Pádraig mo mhuintire, my brother, Patrick. I dteach na ~e eile, in a house that is not one’s own, in a strange house. S.a. aois 1.