carson
See also: Carson
Scottish Gaelic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of cia ar son, from son (“sake of”) + cé / cia + air. See also airson.
Pronunciation edit
Usage notes edit
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.
Adverb edit
carson