bean sí
Irish (Donegal)
noun
Definitions
- banshee, fairy woman
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish ben síde (woman of the fairy mound) affix from Irish bean (woman) + Irish sí (fairy mound).
Origin
Irish (Donegal)
sí
Gloss
fairy mound
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- banshee English
- bansheelike English
- Banshee German
- банши Russian
- баньши Russian
- バンシー Japanese
- bean Irish
- fáidhbhean Irish
- sise Irish
- sióg Irish
- spéirbhean Irish
- sí Irish
- síothshluagh Irish
- ógbhean Irish
- ben Old Irish
- ben síde Old Irish
- síd Old Irish
- bean-shìdh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- side Middle Irish