bean sí
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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish ben síde (literally “woman of the fairy mound”). By surface analysis, bean + sí.
Pronunciation
Noun
bean sí f (genitive singular mná sí, nominative plural mná sí)
Declension
Declension of bean sí
Irregular
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- coigeal na mban sí (“reed-mace, cat’s tail”)
- líon na mban sí (“fairy flax, purging flax”)
- lus na mban sí (“foxglove”)
- méaracáin na mban sí (“purple foxglove”)
Descendants
- → English: banshee (see there for further descendants)
- → Scots: banshee, banshi, banshie, benshee, benshi, benshie
Mutation
| 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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “bean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN