turaire

== Irish == === Etymology === A combination of Irish tur ("dry, insipid, frugal") + -aire ("noun-forming suffix"). The root tur is from Proto-Indo-European *ters- ("dry"). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t̪ˠʊɾˠɪɾʲə/ === Noun === turaire m (genitive singular turaire, nominative plural turairí) A person who eats food without any sauce, meat or condiments. Someone who lacks a sense of humour. Someone who is unbearably dry, stiff and lifeless. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Declension ==== ==== Mutation ==== === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “turaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN