carcus

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, cautious
    Synonyms: gofalus, darbodus, gwyliadwrus
  2. strict
    Synonym: manwl
  • carco (“to care for”)

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

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “carcus”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • 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
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