ceòban

ceòban
small drizzle; ceò+ boinne or -bainne, "mist-drop". The Irish is ceóbhrán, for ceò+ braon. This last is Gaelic ciùran, q.v. Hence ceòpach (for ceòbnach?). Also ceòpan. Irish ciabhrán, drizzle, fog, Middle Irish ciabor, mist.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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