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

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

Irish

Noun

sidhe m (genitive singular sidhe, nominative plural sidhthe)

1. obsolete spelling of sí (fairy mound)

Mutation

Mutated forms of sidhe

radical	lenition	eclipsis
sidhe	shidhe after an, tsidhe	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.