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
singular plural
nominative turasóir turasóirí
vocative a thurasóir a thurasóirí
genitive turasóra turasóirí
dative turasóir turasóirí
forms with the definite article
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

Mutated forms of turasóir
radical lenition eclipsis
turasóir thurasóir dturasóir

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “turasóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “sightseer”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “tourist”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “tripper”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “turasóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • “turasóir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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