sídh

or shee

[ shee ]
/ ʃi /

noun, plural sídhe [shee] /ʃi/. Irish Folklore.

a mound or hill in which fairies live.
a fairy.
sídhe, the race of fairies.

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Origin of sídh

1785–95; < Irish; MIr síd, síth fairy mound; cf. banshee

Words nearby sídh

sémillon, sérac, sévigné, sézary cell, sézary syndrome, sídh, söderblom, södertälje, sörenstam, súgán, sûreté
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British Dictionary definitions for sidhe

sidhe
/ (ʃiː, ˈʃiːdɪ) /

pl n the sidhe

the inhabitants of fairyland; fairies

Word Origin for sidhe

C18: from Irish Gaelic aos sídhe people of the fairy mound; compare banshee
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