hengor

Welsh

Etymology

From hen (“old”) +‎ côr (“choir, quire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛnɡɔr/

Noun

hengor m (plural hengorau, not mutable)

  1. henge
    Synonym: cylch pridd
  2. stone circle, cyclolith
    Synonym: meingylch
  • Côr y Cewri (“Stonehenge”, literally “the Giants' Quire”)

References

  • Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
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