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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Contraction of cia ar son, from son (“sake of”) + cé / cia + air. See also airson.
Pronunciation
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
- why, wherefore
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap