turasóir

Irish

Etymology

turas (“journey; pilgrimage; time, occasion”) +‎ -óir (agent suffix)

Noun

turasóir m (genitive singular turasóra, nominative plural turasóirí)

1. sightseer, tourist, tripper

   Synonyms: cuairteoir, fámaire

Declension

Declension of turasóir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative turasóir turasóirí Vocative a thurasóir a thurasóirí Genitive turasóra turasóirí Dative turasóir turasóirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an turasóir na turasóirí Genitive an turasóra na dturasóirí Dative leis an turasóir don turasóir leis na turasóirí

Derived terms

• ticéad turasóra (“tourist-ticket”)
• turasóir lae (“day tripper”)
• turasóir mála droma (“backpacker”)
• turasóireacht (“journeying; touring; tourism”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

• 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.