menhiro

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Etymology

Borrowed from French menhir, derived from Breton maen-hir (literally “long stone”), from maen (“stone”); compare Welsh maen hir, Cornish mênhere. Additional cognates (mostly borrowed from French) include Polish menhir, Russian менгир (mengir), Italian menhir, German Menhir, Yiddish מענהיר (menhir).

Pronunciation

Noun

menhiro (accusative singular menhiron, plural menhiroj, accusative plural menhirojn)

  1. (archaeology) menhir (prehistoric stone monument)
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