Menhir

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French menhir, itself from Breton maen-hir (literally “long stone”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛnˌhiːr/, /ˈmeːn-/, /mɛnˈhiːr/, /meˈniːr/
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

Menhir m (strong, genitive Menhirs, plural Menhire)

  1. menhir
    Synonym: Hinkelstein

Declension[edit]

Declension of Menhir [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Menhir die Menhire
genitive eines des Menhirs der Menhire
dative einem dem Menhir den Menhiren
accusative einen den Menhir die Menhire

Further reading[edit]

  • “Menhir” in Duden online
  • “Menhir” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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