ben síde

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. banshee, fairy woman

Descendants
  • Irish: bean sí, bean sídhe
    • → English: banshee (see there for further descendants)
    • → Scots: banshee, banshi, banshie, benshee, benshi, benshie
  • Scottish Gaelic: bean shìdh
  • Manx: ben shee
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