tairsgeir

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse torfskeri, from torf (“turf”) + skera (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰaˈɾa.ʃkʲəɾ/[1][2]
  • (Trotternish) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰɛˈɾɛ.ʃkʲəɾ/, /ˈt̪ʰɤˈɾə.ʃkʲəɾ/
  • (Raasay) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰɤˈɾi.ʃkʲəɾ/

Noun

tairsgeir m (plural tairsgeirean) (chiefly Lewis, Skye)

  1. tusker, turf spade, peat knife

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 90
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