банши

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from English banshee, from Irish bean sí. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷḗn (whence also жена́ (žená)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbanʂɨ]
  • IPA(key): [bɐnˈʂɨ]

Noun

ба́нши or банши́ • (bánši or banší) f anim (indeclinable)

  1. banshee (in Irish folklore, a female spirit)
    Synonym: баньши (banʹši)
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