SELKIE

Meaning of SELKIE in English

/ ˈselki; NAmE / (also silkie / ˈsɪlki; NAmE /) noun

(in Scottish stories) an imaginary creature which sometimes looks like a human and sometimes looks like a seal

••

WORD ORIGIN

from selch , variant of seal + -ie .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SELKIE — (also selky or silkie ) ■ noun ( plural ~s ) Scottish a mythical sea creature that resembles a seal …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SELKIE — [Folklore] The shy Selkies are marine creatures in the shape of a seal. They can be found near the islands …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
SELKIE — Шелки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SILKIE — ■ noun ( plural ~s ) variant spelling of selkie .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SILKIE — / ˈsɪlki; NAmE / noun = selkie
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MYTHOLOGY — n. 25B6; noun MYTH(S), legend(s), folklore, folk tales/stories, lore, tradition. See list. Creatures from Mythology and Folklore See also giant …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FOLKLORE MYTHOLOGY
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
ШЕЛКИ — Selkie
Русско-Американский Английский словарь

← SELF-WORTH SELL→