menhir

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menhir

/ˈmɛnhir/
/menˈir/

Where it comes from

dal bretone men hir cioè "pietra lunga", formato da men cioè "pietra" e hiroddia "lungo"

noun

grossa pietra, alta parecchi metri, infissa verticalmente nel terreno, risalente all'età neolitica

In English

menhir single tall standing stone as a monument

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"menhir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/menhir. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

APA

menhir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 8, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/menhir

Chicago

"menhir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 8, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/menhir.

BibTeX

@misc{menhir_2026,
  title = {menhir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/menhir},
  urldate = {2026-11-08}
}