turasóir
Irish edit
Etymology edit
turas (“journey; pilgrimage; time, occasion”) + -óir (agent suffix)
Noun edit
turasóir m (genitive singular turasóra, nominative plural turasóirí)
- sightseer, tourist, tripper
- Synonyms: cuairteoir, fámaire
Declension edit
Declension of turasóir
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- ticéad turasóra (“tourist-ticket”)
- turasóir lae (“day tripper”)
- turasóir mála droma (“backpacker”)
- turasóireacht (“journeying; touring; tourism”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
turasóir | thurasóir | dturasóir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “turasóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “sightseer”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “tourist”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “tripper”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “turasóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “turasóir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.