turscar

Irish

Alternative forms

  • trioscar, troscar, truscar
  • triosgar, trosgar, trusgar, tursgar (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish turscar, a derivative of do·scara (to knock down, drop) (see treascair).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

turscar m (genitive singular turscair)

  1. seawrack (masses of seaweed on the shore)
  2. detritus, refuse (items or material that have been discarded)
  3. (computing) spam (unsolicited bulk electronic messages)
  4. (literary) trappings, belongings

Declension

Further reading

References

  1. Pedersen, Holger (1913) Vergleichende Grammatik der keltischen Sprachen (in German), volume II, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 614
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