leannán sí

Irish

Alternative forms

leannán sídhe (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲan̪ˠæn̠ʲ ʃiː/

Noun

leannán sí m (genitive singular leannáin sí, nominative plural leannáin sí)

phantom lover, fairy lover
delicate or sickly person

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leannán síḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 426
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leannán sí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 86

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