carson
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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