tairsgeir

== Scottish Gaelic == === Alternative forms === toirsgeir, treidhsgeir, tairsgeil, toirsgian === Etymology === From Old Norse torfskeri, from torf (“turf”) + skera (“to cut”). === Pronunciation === (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰaˈɾa.ʃkʲəɾ/ (Trotternish) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰɛˈɾɛ.ʃkʲəɾ/, /ˈt̪ʰɤˈɾə.ʃkʲəɾ/ (Raasay) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰɤˈɾi.ʃkʲəɾ/ === Noun === tairsgeir m (plural tairsgeirean) (chiefly Lewis, Skye) tusker, turf spade, peat knife === References ===