ben síde
Old Irish
noun
Definitions
- banshee, fairy woman
Etymology
Affix from Old Irish ben (woman, wife) + Old Irish síd (fairy mound, fairy hill mound, peace, fairy).
Origin
Old Irish
síd
Gloss
fairy mound, fairy hill mound, peace, fairy
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- banshee English
- bean Irish
- bean sí Irish
- sí Irish
- banscál Old Irish
- ben Old Irish
- síd Old Irish
- sídach Old Irish
- sídamail Old Irish
- áes síde Old Irish
- bean Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- bean-shìdh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- sìdh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- ben Manx
- shee Manx
- *benā Proto-Celtic
- *sedos Proto-Celtic
- banamail Middle Irish
- side Middle Irish