tarcaisne

== Irish == === Alternative forms === tarcuisne (superseded) tarcasal === Etymology === From Middle Irish tarcoisi. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠɑɾˠkəʃnʲə/ (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ˠaɾˠkəʃn̠ʲə/ === Noun === tarcaisne f (genitive singular tarcaisne, nominative plural tarcaisní) contempt, scorn, disparagement Synonym: dímheas insult, affront, indignity, slur, slight, taunt Synonyms: masla, achasán tabhair tarcaisne do (dhuine) ― to insult (someone) contumely, abuse Synonym: íde béil fulaing tarcaisne ― to endure an insult, eat dirt rabharta tarcaisne ― a torrent of abuse ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “tarcaisne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN