hengor

Welsh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɛnˌɡɔr/

Noun

hengor m (plural hengorau, not mutable)

1. henge

   Synonym: cylch pridd

2. stone circle, cyclolith

   Synonym: meingylch

Related terms

• 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