Scottish Gaelic

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Bean-shìdh.

Etymology

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From Middle Irish [Term?], from Old Irish ben síde, equivalent to bean- +‎ sìdh (fairy). Cognates include Irish bean sí and Manx ben shee.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bean-shìdh f

  1. banshee; fairy woman

Declension

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References

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  • Colin Mark (2003) “bean”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 68