menhir

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɛnhɪə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɛnˌ(h)ɪ(ə)ɹ/ Hyphenation: men‧hir === Noun === menhir (plural menhirs) (archaeology) A single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times. Synonym: standing stone Hypernyms: monolith, megalith Hyponym: holestone Near-synonym: orthostat ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Breton menhir, from Breton maen-hir. === Pronunciation === === Noun === menhir m (plural menhirs, diminutive menhirtje n) (archaeology) menhir == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Breton maen-hir, from maen (“stone”) +‎ hir (“tall”). Compare Cornish men hir, and Welsh maen hir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɛ.niʁ/ ~ /me.niʁ/ === Noun === menhir m (plural menhirs) (archaeology) menhir ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “menhir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French menhir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɛn.xir/ Rhymes: -ɛnxir Syllabification: men‧hir === Noun === menhir m inan (archaeology) menhir (single tall standing stone as a monument, especially one dating to prehistoric times) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “menhir”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) menhir in PWN's encyclopedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Breton menhir, from Breton maen-hir. === Noun === menhir n (plural menhire) (archaeology) menhir == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French menhir, from Breton maen-hir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meˈniɾ/ [meˈniɾ] Rhymes: -iɾ === Noun === menhir m (plural menhires) (archaeology) menhir === Further reading === “menhir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025