bean sí

== Irish == === Alternative forms === bean sídhe (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Irish ben síde (literally “woman of the fairy mound”). By surface analysis, bean +‎ sí. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʲanˠ ʃiː/, /bʲan̪ˠ ʃiː/ === Noun === bean sí f (genitive singular mná sí, nominative plural mná sí) banshee, fairy woman ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: banshee (see there for further descendants) → Scots: banshee === Mutation === === 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