herm
herm · herms
герма
A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and…A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.
UK/ˈhɜːm/US/ˈhɜɹm/
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Meaning
1 sensesA rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.
ге́рмаhérma
a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost
Examples
1 sentencesHey Marie, do all French people have Hermés and Louis Vuitton?
Translations
3 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
rectangular pillar:
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin Herma, a Latinization of Hermēs, from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (HeLearned borrowing from Latin Herma, a Latinization of Hermēs, from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).
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