dolmen

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (historical) A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.
2. (broadly) Any megalithic tomb, including passage graves and wedge tombs.

Sinonieme

cromlech

portal tomb

Vertalings

dolmen

dolmen

dolmen

hunebed

Hünengrab

dólmen

dolmen

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Dolmen

anta

Hünenstein

Hünenbett

cromeleque

peri masası

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈdɒl.mɛn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from French dolmen. Perhaps incorrectly fabricated from Breton taol maen (taol (“table”) + maen (“stone”)) (the correct compound would be *taolvaen, not **daolmaen). See also menhir.