2007-09-18 11:34:09 · 4 answers · asked by elementheadx 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
The Irish Gaelic name is "Sidhe." That's about as close as you're going to get to ancient Celt as it has been broken and mixed in several lands. The earliest name was the Tuatha De Danan. It is said in many a tale that when they were no longer worshiped or given offerings, they dwindled away until the were but a few spans in height.
2007-09-18 12:10:18 · answer #1 · answered by Terry 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, there are 6 extant Celtic languages:
Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive as spoken languages
Manx and Cornish which survive amongst academics and revivalists.
In Irish Gaelic "sÃog" (modern spelling) means fairy though in some dialects "sÃofra" is the more common word.
The closely related word "Sidhe" that is mentioned in the previous posts, is the older spelling of the word "sÃ" which means "fairy mound" or describes something as being of the fairies - for example "slua sÃ" means the fairy host; bean sà (banshee) is fairy woman.
Oh, by the way, the word for fairy in Scottish Gaelic is "sÃthiche".
2007-09-18 19:13:02 · answer #2 · answered by wee falorie man 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The poster above me is correct. An example of this that everyone should be familiar with is the banshee.. (Beansidhe in gaelic) literally means woman of the faeries.
2007-09-18 19:14:58 · answer #3 · answered by lupinesidhe 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sidhe
Pronounced "shee"
2007-09-18 18:41:06 · answer #4 · answered by Juniper C 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋