bean sí

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish ben síde (literally woman of the fairy mound). By surface analysis, bean +‎ .

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bʲanˠ ʃiː/, /bʲan̪ˠ ʃiː/

Noun

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bean  f (genitive singular mná sí, nominative plural mná sí)

  1. banshee, fairy woman

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: banshee (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: banshee

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bean sí bhean sí mbean sí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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