carson

See also: Carson

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms
  • c'arson

Etymology

Contraction of cia ar son, from son (“sake of”) +‎ cé / cia +‎ air. See also airson.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰarˠˈs̪ɔn̪/
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): [kʰaɽˈʂɔn̪]
  • (colloquial, West-side Lewis) IPA(key): [kʰaˈhɔn̪]

Adverb

carson

  1. why, wherefore

Usage notes

The stress of this word on the second syllable, which is unusual in Scottish Gaelic. This is due to the word being formed from a compound, which is now merely written as a single word - an orthographic choice with no hyphenation.

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