sidhe
/ʃiː/
sidhe noun: a fairy in Gaelic folklore (a member of the Sidhe). Also the alternative letter-case form of Sidhe.
Noun (1)
sidhe (plural sidhe)
- A fairy in Gaelic folklore (a member of the Sidhe).
- The second time Brieden saw a sidhe was more than a year later.2015, Charlotte Ashe, The Sidhe
- A fairy mound or hill, or a fairy palace or hollow within a hill, in Gaelic folklore.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:sidhe.
Proper noun capitalized: Sidhe
Sidhe
- A race of supernatural beings found in Gaelic folklore, analogous to fairies or elves.
- Their reign has never ceased, but only waned in power a little, for the Sidhe still pass in every wind, and dance and play at hurley, and fight their sudden battles in every hollow and on every hill; but they cannot build their temples again till there have been martyrdoms and victories, and...1914, William Butler Yeats, Rosa alchemica
- “‘Fun,’” Ria echoed. “You want to invite me to one of the Sidhe’s High Holy Days—me—and you think it'll be 'fun'?”2001, Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill, Spirits White as Lightning, page not numbered
Noun (2) capitalized: Sidhe
Sidhe (plural Sidhe)
- Alternative letter-case form of sidhe (“fairy”)
- […] a Sidhe looked up at Aurilia and the thin voice whined, "But if the iron and silver that the Sidhe of the Bright Court set in Alhambra are removed, they will know someone has been there."2008, Mercedes Lackey, Roberta Gellis, And Less Than Kind
- "I never knew a Sidhe who died before her, but common knowledge is that when a Sidhe dies, their body is consumed by their own magic. Then, a few days later, they come back, as though they never died at all. But when she died, that didn't happen. I waited. Days. Weeks. She didn't come back. And...2017, Emma L. Adams, Mortal Heir
- A hill used as a dwelling by members of the Sidhe; fairyland, faerie.
- Even Nera from the Sidhe could not do it; he is not made much of now; our learned one is not the light of our life now he is hidden away from us.1906, Augusta, Lady Gregory, A Book of Saints and Wonders, Columcille: The Friend of the Angels of God
Also used as
sidhe is also the alternative letter-case form of Sidhe.
Forms of sidhe
| plural | sidhe |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sidh |
| alternative form | Sidhe |
| plural | Sidhe |
Origin of sidhe
From obsolete Irish sídhe (now spelled sí). See Sidhe for more.
From Irish sídhe, older form of sí (“fairy mound”). In the sense “fairies”, an ellipsis of aos sídhe (“people of the fairy mound”). This usage is not paralleled in Irish.
Words that rhyme with sidhe
Questions about sidhe
- What does sidhe mean?
- Sidhe means a fairy in Gaelic folklore (a member of the Sidhe).
- What part of speech is sidhe?
- Sidhe can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce sidhe?
- Sidhe is pronounced /ʃiː/.
- What is the plural of sidhe?
- The plural of sidhe is sidhe.
Words near sidhe in the dictionary
Source and license
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