sidhe

See also: Sidhe and sìdhe

English

Alternative forms

• sidh, Sidhe

Etymology

From Irish; see Sidhe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Homophones: she, Sidhe, Xi

Noun

sidhe (plural sidhe)

1. A supernatural creature of Irish and Scottish folklore, living in Sidhe; a fairy. [From 1899, Yeats]

Related terms

• banshee

Anagrams

• Heids, Ihdes, deshi, hides, shide, shied

Irish

Noun

sidhe m (genitive singular sidhe, nominative plural sidhthe)

1. Obsolete spelling of sí. (fairy mound)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sidhe	shidhe after an, tsidhe	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.