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