carson

== Scottish Gaelic == === Alternative forms === c'arson === Etymology === Contraction of cé/cia (“who(m)”) +‎ air (“for”) +‎ son (“sake”), literally “for the sake of whom?”. See also airson. === Pronunciation === (Lewis) IPA(key): /kʰɔrˠˈs̪ɔn/, [kʰɔɽˈʂɔn] (South Uist, Barra) IPA(key): /kʰarˠˈs̪ɔn/, [kʰaˈs̪ˠɔ̝n] ==== Usage notes ==== The stress of this word is 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 (followed by an indirect relative clause) why, wherefore === References ===