See dullahan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
Download JSON data for dullahan meaning in English (5.2kB)
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ga",
"3": "dulachán"
},
"expansion": "Irish dulachán",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ga",
"2": "dubh",
"3": "",
"4": "black"
},
"expansion": "dubh (“black”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ga",
"2": "lucharachán",
"3": "",
"4": "elf, dwarf"
},
"expansion": "lucharachán (“elf, dwarf”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "Dullahan"
},
"expansion": "Dullahan",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Irish dulachán, from dubh (“black”) + another word (compare lucharachán (“elf, dwarf”)), possibly originally a term for a dark or sullen person (compare the surname Dullahan) and only subsequently applied to the spirit.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "dullahans",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "dullahan (plural dullahans)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Characters from folklore",
"orig": "en:Characters from folklore",
"parents": [
"Fictional characters",
"Folklore",
"Fiction",
"Culture",
"Artistic works",
"Society",
"Art",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Death",
"orig": "en:Death",
"parents": [
"Body",
"Life",
"Human",
"Nature",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Fantasy",
"orig": "en:Fantasy",
"parents": [
"Fiction",
"Speculative fiction",
"Artistic works",
"Genres",
"Art",
"Entertainment",
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Irish mythology",
"orig": "en:Irish mythology",
"parents": [
"Celtic mythology",
"Ireland",
"Mythology",
"British Isles",
"Europe",
"Culture",
"Islands",
"Earth",
"Eurasia",
"Society",
"Places",
"Nature",
"All topics",
"Names",
"Fundamental",
"Proper nouns",
"Terms by semantic function",
"Nouns",
"Lemmas"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Mythological creatures",
"orig": "en:Mythological creatures",
"parents": [
"Fantasy",
"Mythology",
"Fiction",
"Speculative fiction",
"Culture",
"Artistic works",
"Genres",
"Society",
"Art",
"Entertainment",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1990, Elona Malterre, The Last Wolf of Ireland, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, page 3",
"text": "The dullahans always came in a mist. But Devin wasn't afraid of dullahans. If he saw one, he would club it over the head. But then Devin remembered that dullahans didn't have heads. He grasped his stick a little tighter in his hand, […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2008, Jessica Borchardt, A Fairy Yarn, page 53",
"text": "“A dullahan,” both Phelan and Coriel whispered. Coriel looked her square in the eye, “You did remember the gold, right?” ML blushed, “No, I didn't. I was so scared I just started running.” “Then how did you escape?” “My pocket tore on a bush. […] “You're lucky you're not dead anyway. The dullahan could have stopped or spoken your name, or both.”",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2014, Tony Locke, Mayo Folk Tales, The History Press",
"text": "There is no way to bar the road against a dullahan. All locks and gates open on their own when it approaches. Dullahans do not appreciate being watched while on their errands, throwing a basin of blood on those who dare to do so […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2015, Ryohgo Narita, Durarara, volume 1, Yen Press LLC",
"text": "But the values of a fairy manifested into physical form in this city—a dullahan.” Celty Sturluson was not a human being. Celty was a type of fairy known as a dullahan that appeared to those close to death, signaling their impending demise.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2017, Kugane Maruyama, Satoshi Oshio, Overlord, volume 4, Yen Press LLC",
"text": "Because she is a dullahan, her head is not connected to her body—it's held in place by her gear.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A black-clad (usually male) horserider in Irish folklore which carries its severed head like a lantern and may be repelled by gold; when it stops riding (or calls out someone's name), someone will die. (Also called the Gan Ceann, Irish for \"[one] without a head\".)"
],
"id": "en-dullahan-en-noun-FD0uurjd",
"links": [
[
"fantasy",
"fantasy"
],
[
"Irish",
"Irish"
],
[
"mythology",
"mythology"
],
[
"horserider",
"horserider"
],
[
"folklore",
"folklore"
],
[
"gold",
"gold"
],
[
"die",
"die"
],
[
"Gan Ceann",
"Gan Ceann#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(fantasy, Irish mythology) A black-clad (usually male) horserider in Irish folklore which carries its severed head like a lantern and may be repelled by gold; when it stops riding (or calls out someone's name), someone will die. (Also called the Gan Ceann, Irish for \"[one] without a head\".)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Dullahan"
},
{
"word": "dullaghan"
},
{
"word": "Dullaghan"
}
],
"tags": [
"Irish"
],
"topics": [
"fantasy",
"human-sciences",
"mysticism",
"mythology",
"philosophy",
"sciences"
],
"wikipedia": [
"dullahan"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈduː.ləˌhɑːn/"
}
],
"word": "dullahan"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ga",
"3": "dulachán"
},
"expansion": "Irish dulachán",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ga",
"2": "dubh",
"3": "",
"4": "black"
},
"expansion": "dubh (“black”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ga",
"2": "lucharachán",
"3": "",
"4": "elf, dwarf"
},
"expansion": "lucharachán (“elf, dwarf”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "Dullahan"
},
"expansion": "Dullahan",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Irish dulachán, from dubh (“black”) + another word (compare lucharachán (“elf, dwarf”)), possibly originally a term for a dark or sullen person (compare the surname Dullahan) and only subsequently applied to the spirit.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "dullahans",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "dullahan (plural dullahans)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English 3-syllable words",
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms borrowed from Irish",
"English terms derived from Irish",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with quotations",
"en:Characters from folklore",
"en:Death",
"en:Fantasy",
"en:Irish mythology",
"en:Mythological creatures"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1990, Elona Malterre, The Last Wolf of Ireland, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, page 3",
"text": "The dullahans always came in a mist. But Devin wasn't afraid of dullahans. If he saw one, he would club it over the head. But then Devin remembered that dullahans didn't have heads. He grasped his stick a little tighter in his hand, […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2008, Jessica Borchardt, A Fairy Yarn, page 53",
"text": "“A dullahan,” both Phelan and Coriel whispered. Coriel looked her square in the eye, “You did remember the gold, right?” ML blushed, “No, I didn't. I was so scared I just started running.” “Then how did you escape?” “My pocket tore on a bush. […] “You're lucky you're not dead anyway. The dullahan could have stopped or spoken your name, or both.”",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2014, Tony Locke, Mayo Folk Tales, The History Press",
"text": "There is no way to bar the road against a dullahan. All locks and gates open on their own when it approaches. Dullahans do not appreciate being watched while on their errands, throwing a basin of blood on those who dare to do so […]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2015, Ryohgo Narita, Durarara, volume 1, Yen Press LLC",
"text": "But the values of a fairy manifested into physical form in this city—a dullahan.” Celty Sturluson was not a human being. Celty was a type of fairy known as a dullahan that appeared to those close to death, signaling their impending demise.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2017, Kugane Maruyama, Satoshi Oshio, Overlord, volume 4, Yen Press LLC",
"text": "Because she is a dullahan, her head is not connected to her body—it's held in place by her gear.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A black-clad (usually male) horserider in Irish folklore which carries its severed head like a lantern and may be repelled by gold; when it stops riding (or calls out someone's name), someone will die. (Also called the Gan Ceann, Irish for \"[one] without a head\".)"
],
"links": [
[
"fantasy",
"fantasy"
],
[
"Irish",
"Irish"
],
[
"mythology",
"mythology"
],
[
"horserider",
"horserider"
],
[
"folklore",
"folklore"
],
[
"gold",
"gold"
],
[
"die",
"die"
],
[
"Gan Ceann",
"Gan Ceann#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(fantasy, Irish mythology) A black-clad (usually male) horserider in Irish folklore which carries its severed head like a lantern and may be repelled by gold; when it stops riding (or calls out someone's name), someone will die. (Also called the Gan Ceann, Irish for \"[one] without a head\".)"
],
"tags": [
"Irish"
],
"topics": [
"fantasy",
"human-sciences",
"mysticism",
"mythology",
"philosophy",
"sciences"
],
"wikipedia": [
"dullahan"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈduː.ləˌhɑːn/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Dullahan"
},
{
"word": "dullaghan"
},
{
"word": "Dullaghan"
}
],
"word": "dullahan"
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.