BANSHEE


Meaning of BANSHEE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈban-(ˌ)shē, ban-ˈ ]

noun

Etymology: Irish bean sídhe & Scottish Gaelic bean sìth, literally, woman of fairyland

Date: 1771

: a female spirit in Gaelic folklore whose appearance or wailing warns a family that one of them will soon die

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.