carcus

English

Noun

carcus

1. Misspelling of carcass.

Welsh

Etymology

From carc (“care”) +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkarkɪs/

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

Related terms

• 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