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”)
  • turasóireacht (“journeying; touring; tourism”)
  • turasóir lae (“day tripper”)
  • turasóir mála droma (“backpacker”)

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
  • "turasóir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “sightseer” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “tourist” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “tripper” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • 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.
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