leannán sí

Irish

Alternative forms

• leannán sídhe (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲan̪ˠæn̠ʲ ʃiː/

Noun

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

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “leannán síḋe”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 426
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “leannán sí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 86