ben síde

Old Irish

Etymology

From ben (“woman”) +‎ síd (“fairy mound”).

Noun

ben síde f (genitive mná síde, nominative plural mná síde)

banshee, fairy woman

Descendants

Irish: bean sí, bean sídhe
- → English: banshee
- → Dutch: banshee
- → Esperanto: banŝio
- → Finnish: banshee
- → French: banshee, banshie
- → German: Banshee
- → Japanese: バンシー (banshī)
- → Korean: 반시 (bansi)
- → Kurdish: banşî
- → Portuguese: banshee
- → Russian: ба́нши (bánši), банши́ (banší), ба́ньши (bánʹši), баньши́ (banʹší)
- → Scots: banshee, banshi, banshie, benshee, benshi, benshie
- → Spanish: banshee
Scottish Gaelic: bean shìdh
Manx: ben shee

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