muintir

Etymology
Originally the dative singular, from.

Noun

 * 1) family
 * 2)  parents
 * 3) relative
 * 4) people, folk, tribe, nation, band
 * 1) 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’:

Synonyms

 * tuismitheoirí