"Sidhe" meaning in All languages combined

See Sidhe on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ʃiː/
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From an ellipsis of Irish aos sídhe (people of the fairy mound). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ga|-}} Irish Head templates: {{head|en|proper nouns}} Sidhe
  1. Mythical hills of Irish and Scottish folklore, home of the sidhe race; fairyland, faerie. Categories (topical): Irish mythology
    Sense id: en-Sidhe-en-name-Lm2-ic6c Disambiguation of Irish mythology: 53 47
  2. Alternative capitalization of sidhe. Categories (topical): Irish mythology
    Sense id: en-Sidhe-en-name-y146p4QO Disambiguation of Irish mythology: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 68 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 36 64

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