carcus

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English

Noun

carcus (plural carcuses)

  1. Misspelling of carcass.

Welsh

Etymology

From carc (care) +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

Adjective

carcus (feminine singular carcus, plural carcus, equative mor garcus, comparative mwy carcus, superlative mwyaf carcus)(South Wales)

  1. careful
  • carco (care for, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of carcus
radical soft nasal aspirate
carcus garcus ngharcus charcus

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “carcus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies