menhir en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɛnhɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmɛnˌ(h)ɪ(ə)ɹ/ (General-American)
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Etymology
PIE word *méǵh₂s Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂sder.? Proto-Celtic *maginos Proto-Brythonic *maɣɨnder. Breton maen Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-ró-s Proto-Celtic *sīros Proto-Brythonic *hirder. Breton hir Breton maen-hirbor. French menhirbor. English menhir Either borrowed from French menhir, or from its etymon Breton maen-hir, compound of maen (“stone”) + hir (“long”). Compare with Welsh maen hir, and Cornish men hir.
Meanings
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A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times.
[N]o time has passed since we lived in caves, grappled with fish at the reedy shore, buried our dead with a song, with red-ochre and pulled up our dolmens, temples and menhirs and standing stones to the glory of some indeterminate god or gods, […]
1963, Thomas Pynchon, “Confessions of Fausto Maijstral”, in V.: […], Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC, pages 310–311:On the coast tree ferns and pandanus palms. Inland termite menhirs seventeen feet high.
1980, Anthony Burgess, chapter 39, in Earthly Powers, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, London: Penguin Books, published 1981, →ISBN, page 280:Near-synonym: orthostat
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| menhirs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (75)
ru менги́р (single tall standing stone as a monument) · nn menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · cs menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · mr वीरगळ (single tall standing stone as a monument) · da bautasten (single tall standing stone as a monument) · nn bautastein (single tall standing stone as a monument) · bg менхир (single tall standing stone as a monument) · oc menir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · nl menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · ms menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · io menhiro (single tall standing stone as a monument) · ka მენჰირი (single tall standing stone as a monument) · be менгір (single tall standing stone as a monument) · pl menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · gl pedrafita (single tall standing stone as a monument) · cy maen hir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · de Menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · de Hünenstein (single tall standing stone as a monument) · et menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · eu menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · cmn 立石 (single tall standing stone as a monument) · he מנהיר (single tall standing stone as a monument) · hu menhír (single tall standing stone as a monument) · tt тораташ (single tall standing stone as a monument) · fi megaliitti (single tall standing stone as a monument) · de Druidenstein (single tall standing stone as a monument) · pt menir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · ast menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · an menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · eo menhiro (single tall standing stone as a monument) · hu kőszál (single tall standing stone as a monument) · sv rest sten (single tall standing stone as a monument) · ta குத்துக்கல் (single tall standing stone as a monument) · hy մենհիր (single tall standing stone as a monument) · gl menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · tr menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · gd tursa (single tall standing stone as a monument) · id menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · sv bautasten (single tall standing stone as a monument) · el μενίρ (single tall standing stone as a monument) · eu zutarri (single tall standing stone as a monument) · sh mènhīr (single tall standing stone as a monument) · fr menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · es menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · tt озынташ (single tall standing stone as a monument) · wa menir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · ml മെൻഹിർ (single tall standing stone as a monument) · sh мѐнхӣр (single tall standing stone as a monument) · ar شاهد قائم (single tall standing stone as a monument) · gl lapa (single tall standing stone as a monument) · ro menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · lt menhyras (single tall standing stone as a monument) · sl menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · fa سنگافراشت (single tall standing stone as a monument) · qu sayakuq rumi (single tall standing stone as a monument) · af menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · kk менгир (single tall standing stone as a monument) · br peulvan (single tall standing stone as a monument) · mk менхир (single tall standing stone as a monument) · ja メンヒル (single tall standing stone as a monument) · ko 선돌 (single tall standing stone as a monument) · eu iruinarri (single tall standing stone as a monument) · ca menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · uz mengir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · fi menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · fo beytasteinur (single tall standing stone as a monument) · it menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · sk menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · de Hinkelstein (single tall standing stone as a monument) · tt менгир (single tall standing stone as a monument) · ga gallán (single tall standing stone as a monument) · tl nakatayong bato (single tall standing stone as a monument) · fy menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument) · uk менгі́р (single tall standing stone as a monument) · kk қадатас (single tall standing stone as a monument)