Men-hir

Men-hir

Men-hir (Langsteine od. Steinhäuser), celtische Denkmäler, z.B. bei Camarat u. bei Carnac (s. b.).


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  • men|hir — «MEHN hihr», noun. Archaeology. an upright monumental stone (megalith) standing either alone or with others, typical of the monuments of the megalithic culture of western Europe. ╂[< French menhir < Breton men hir < men stone + hir long] …   Useful english dictionary

  • men — men·acme; men·a·di·one; men·ar·che; men·as·pis; men·da·cious; men·da·cious·ly; men·da·cious·ness; men·dac·i·ty; men·de; men·de·lé·eff s; men·de·le·vi·um; men·de·lian·ism; men·de·lian·ist; men·del·ism; men·del·ize; men·del s; men·de·lye·ev·ite;… …   English syllables

  • hir — es·ki·se·hir; hir·able; hir·car·rah; hir·cine; hir·co·cer·vus; hir·die gir·die; hir·dum dir·dum; hir·er; hir·ling; hir·mos; hir·ne·o·la; hir·su·tal; hir·sute; hir·su·tel·la; hir·su·ti·es; hir·sut·ism; hir·su·tu·lous; hir·tel·la; hir·tel·lous;… …   English syllables

  • Hir — adj long; men hir : longue pierre Finistère …   Glossaire des noms topographiques en France

  • menhir — men·hir …   English syllables

  • menhir — /men hir/, n. Archaeol. an upright monumental stone standing either alone or with others, as in an alignment, found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany. [1830 40; < Breton phrase men hir, equiv. to men stone + hir long] * * * Type of ancient… …   Universalium

  • menhir — mèn·hir, men·hìr s.m.inv. TS paletnol. monumento megalitico preistorico costituito da un monolito di forma tendente al parallelepipedo, infisso verticalmente nel suolo, talvolta isolato e talvolta allineato con altri, di cui si hanno esempi nelle …   Dizionario italiano

  • Menhir — Men|hir der; s, e <über fr. menhir aus gleichbed. bret. maen hir, eigtl. »langer Stein«, zu maen »Stein« u. hir »lang«> aufrecht stehender [unbehauener] Stein aus vorgeschichtlicher Zeit …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • menhir — men•hir [[t]ˈmɛn hɪr[/t]] n. ara an upright monumental stone found chiefly in Cornwall and Brittany • Etymology: 1830–40; < Breton men hir lit., long stone …   From formal English to slang

  • menhir — men|hir Mot Agut Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

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