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 (obsolete)
  • → English: banshee (see there for further descendants)
  • → Scots: banshee
• Scottish Gaelic: bean shìdh
• Manx: ben shee