toirsgian

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse torfskeri, from torf (“turf”) + skera (“to cut”), with the ending influenced by sgian.

Pronunciation

  • (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰɔˈɾɔ.ʃkʲiɲ/[1] (as if spelled toirsginn)
  • (Lochalsh) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰɔːrˠʃkʲiɲ/, [ˈt̪ʰɔːʂkʲiɲ][1] (as if spelled toirsginn)

Noun

toirsgian f (genitive singular toirsgeine, plural toirsgeinean) (chiefly Wester Ross, Lochalsh)

  1. tusker, turf spade, peat knife

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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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