toirsgian

== Scottish Gaelic == === Alternative forms === tairsgeir, toirsgeir, treidhsgeir, tairsgeil === Etymology === From Old Norse torfskeri, from torf (“turf”) + skera (“to cut”), with the ending influenced by sgian. === Pronunciation === (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰɔˈɾɔ.ʃkʲiɲ/ (as if spelled toirsginn) (Lochalsh) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰɔːrˠʃkʲiɲ/, [ˈt̪ʰɔːʂkʲiɲ] (as if spelled toirsginn) === Noun === toirsgian f (genitive singular toirsgeine, plural toirsgeinean) (chiefly Wester Ross, Lochalsh) tusker, turf spade, peat knife === References ===