tuairisc, f. (gs. ~e, pl. ~í).1. Information, tidings; account of whereabouts. ~ duine a chur, to seek tidings of s.o.; to inquire for s.o. Bhí siad ag cur do thuairisce, they were asking for you. Beir mo thuairisc chuig mo mhuintir, bring word of me to my people. Níl a thuairisc le fáil, no one knows where he is. Chaill mé ~ air, I lost track of him. Níl aon ~ ar an dream sin anois, there is no trace of those people now. Dul ar thuairisc duine, to go to seek s.o.; to go to ask after s.o., to visit s.o. Tá d’athair ar do thuairisc, your father is looking for you. S.a. tásc 1. 2. Account, report, statement. ~ a thabhairt ar rud, to give an account of sth. Thug sé ~ ar a cháilíochtaí, he stated his qualifications. ~ mná a fháil, a chur, to get, seek, information about a (marriageable) woman (in matchmaking). ~ garda, garda report. ~í cumainn, transactions of a society. ~í oifigiúla, official dispatches. De réir ~e, according to report. Tá ~ dornálaí air, he is reputed to be a boxer. S.a. cathair11.