leannán sí

Irish

Alternative forms

  • leannán sídhe (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̠ʲan̪ˠæn̠ʲ ˈʃiː/[1]

Noun

leannán sí m (genitive singular leannáin sí, nominative plural leannáin sí)

  1. phantom lover, fairy lover
  2. delicate or sickly person

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 236, page 86

Further reading

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