dullahan

參見：Dullahan

英語

詞源

愛爾蘭語 dulachán，源自dubh (「黑的」) + 另一個詞（對比lucharachán (「妖精，矮人」)），可能原為一個形容褐色皮膚或不高興的人的詞（對比姓氏Dullahan），後面這個詞只用來形容幽靈。

發音

• 國際音標^(幫助): /ˈduː.ləˌhɑːn/

名詞

dullahan (複數 dullahans)

1. 無頭騎士，杜拉漢（愛爾蘭民間傳說中一名手提着自己的頭的騎士，傳說其停下馬步或說出某人的名字時就會有人死亡）(又叫Gan Ceann，「無頭者」的愛爾蘭語。)
   • 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

西班牙語

名詞

dullahan m (複數 dullahans)

1. (民間傳說) 無頭騎士

上位詞

• jinete sin cabeza