dullahan

參見：Dullahan

英语

词源

愛爾蘭語 dulachán，源自dubh (“黑的”) + 另一个词（对比lucharachán (“妖精，矮人”)），可能原为一个形容褐色皮肤或不高兴的人的词（对比姓氏Dullahan），后面这个词只用来形容幽灵。

发音

• 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈduː.ləˌhɑːn/

名词

dullahan (複數 dullahans)

1. 无头骑士，杜拉汉（爱尔兰民间传说中一名手提着自己的头的骑士，传说其停下马步或说出某人的名字时就会有人死亡）(又叫Gan Ceann，“无头者”的爱尔兰语。)
   • 1990, Elona Malterre, The Last Wolf of Ireland, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (ISBN 9780395543818), page 3:

     The dullahans always came in a mist. But Devin wasn't afraid of dullahans. If he saw one, he would club it over the head. But then Devin remembered that dullahans didn't have heads. He grasped his stick a little tighter in his hand, […]

   • 2008, Jessica Borchardt, A Fairy Yarn (ISBN 9781469102535), page 53:

     “A dullahan,” both Phelan and Coriel whispered. Coriel looked her square in the eye, “You did remember the gold, right?” ML blushed, “No, I didn't. I was so scared I just started running.” “Then how did you escape?” “My pocket tore on a bush. […] “You're lucky you're not dead anyway. The dullahan could have stopped or spoken your name, or both.”

   • 2014, Tony Locke, Mayo Folk Tales, The History Press (ISBN 9780750961141):

     There is no way to bar the road against a dullahan. All locks and gates open on their own when it approaches. Dullahans do not appreciate being watched while on their errands, throwing a basin of blood on those who dare to do so […]

   • 2015, Ryohgo Narita, Durarara, volume 1 (Yen Press LLC, ISBN 9780316304825):

     But the values of a fairy manifested into physical form in this city—a dullahan.” Celty Sturluson was not a human being. Celty was a type of fairy known as a dullahan that appeared to those close to death, signaling their impending demise.

   • 2017, Kugane Maruyama, Satoshi Oshio, Overlord, volume 4 (Yen Press LLC, ISBN 9780316517430):

     Because she is a dullahan, her head is not connected to her body—it's held in place by her gear.

其他形式

• Dullahan
• dullaghan、Dullaghan

西班牙语

名词

dullahan m (複數 dullahans)

1. (民间传说) 无头骑士

上位词

• jinete sin cabeza