banshee

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English - Turkish
ölüm perisi

Ölüm perisi kan donduran bir çığlık sesi çıkardı. - The banshee let out a blood-curdling scream.

{i} Isk.]
hayalet
(isim) ölüm perisi [İrl., Isk.]
{i} ölüm perisi [İrl
Turkish - Turkish
Kelt folklorunda doğaüstü yaratık
English - English
In Irish folklore, a female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death. Originally a fairy woman singing a caoineadh (lament) for recently-deceased members of the O’Grady, the O’Neill, the O’Brien, the O’Connor, and the Kavanagh families, translations into English made a distinction between the banshee and other fairy folk that the original language and original stories do not seem to have, and thus the current image of the banshee
{i} banshie, banshe, female spirit whose screeching foreshadows death (Irish Folklore)
In Irish folk stories, a banshee is a female spirit who warns you by her long, sad cry that someone in your family is going to die. a female spirit whose loud cry is believed to be heard when someone is going to die (bean-sith, probably from ben side )
(Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
In Irish folklore, a female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death. Originally a fairy woman singing a caoineadh (lament) for recently-deceased members of the OGrady, the ONeill, the OBrien, the OConnor, and the Kavanagh families, translations into English made a distinction between the banshee and other fairy folk that the original language and original stories do not seem to have, and thus the current image of the banshee
A supernatural being supposed by the Irish and Scotch peasantry to warn a family of the speedy death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice under the windows of the house

Related Terms

banshe
{i} banshee, banshie, female spirit whose screeching foreshadows death (Irish Folklore)
banshees
plural of banshee
banshie
A supernatural being supposed by the Irish and Scotch peasantry to warn a family of the speedy death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice under the windows of the house
banshie
A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the approaching death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice
banshie
{i} banshee, banshe, female spirit whose screeching foreshadows death (Irish Folklore)
banshee

    Hyphenation

    ban·shee

    Turkish pronunciation

    bänşi

    Pronunciation

    /banˈsʜē/ /bænˈʃiː/

    Etymology

    [ 'ban-(")shE, ban-' ] (noun.) 1771. From Irish bean sídhe, from Old Irish ben síde (“woman of the fairy mound”). The term banshee entered English in 1771.
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