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ceo.

fog, mist

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/coː/Connacht, Munster/cɔː/Ulster
  1. fog, mist

    masculine
  2. haze

    masculine
  3. vapour

    masculine
  4. nothing, anything

    masculine
    Níl tú ag insint ceo den fhírinne dhom.
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish céo, from Proto-Celtic *kiwos (“fog”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱih₃-wó-s (“gray”), from *(s)ḱeh₃- (“darkness, shadow”). Celtic relatives include Manx kay and Scottish Gaelic ceò; more distant cognates include Sanskrit श्या॒व (śyāvá, “dark brown”) and Russian си́вый (sívyj, “gray”).

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