síd

Old Irish

/sʲiːð/

noun

Definitions

fairy mound
(in the plural) fairy people, fairies

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Celtic *sedos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *sēds.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sēds

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*sēds Proto-Indo-European
bean sí Irish
sí Irish
ben Old Irish
ben síde Old Irish
sídach Old Irish
sídamail Old Irish
áes Old Irish
áes síde Old Irish
bean-shìdh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
shee Manx
*sedos Proto-Celtic
side Middle Irish
áes side Middle Irish