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): /kʰarˠˈs̪ɔn/, [kʰaɽˈʂɔn]

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.

Adverb

carson

1. why, wherefore