"sidhe" meaning in All languages combined

See sidhe on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ʃiː/ Forms: sidh [alternative], Sidhe [alternative]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From obsolete Irish sídhe (now spelled sí). See Sidhe for more. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|sídhe}} Irish sídhe Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} sidhe
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Sidhe. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Sidhe
    Sense id: en-sidhe-en-name-6pSeTiWi Categories (other): Irish mythology Disambiguation of Irish mythology: 17 44 39

Noun [English]

IPA: /ʃiː/ Forms: sidhe [plural], sidh [alternative], Sidhe [alternative]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From obsolete Irish sídhe (now spelled sí). See Sidhe for more. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|sídhe}} Irish sídhe Head templates: {{en-noun|*}} sidhe (plural sidhe)
  1. A fairy in Gaelic folklore (a member of the Sidhe).
    Sense id: en-sidhe-en-noun-wib7RhbZ Categories (other): Irish mythology Disambiguation of Irish mythology: 17 44 39
  2. (uncommon) A fairy mound or hill, or a fairy palace or hollow within a hill, in Gaelic folklore. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-sidhe-en-noun-N4Sv3aZO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Irish mythology Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 9 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 12 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 8 85 Disambiguation of Irish mythology: 17 44 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: banshee

Noun [Irish]

Forms: sidhe [genitive, singular], sidhthe [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], sidhe [error-unrecognized-form], shidhe [lenition], tsidhe [lenition], - [eclipsis]
Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|sidhe|||||||nominative plural|sidhthe|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} sidhe m (genitive singular sidhe, nominative plural sidhthe), {{ga-noun|m|sidhe|sidhthe}} sidhe m (genitive singular sidhe, nominative plural sidhthe) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}
  1. obsolete spelling of sí (fairy mound) Tags: alt-of, masculine, obsolete Alternative form of: sí (extra: fairy mound)
    Sense id: en-sidhe-ga-noun-IQ10vzMU Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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