megalith

Significat (Anglès)

1. A large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument.
2. A prehistoric monument made up of one or more large stones.
3. (broadly) A large stone or block of stone used in the construction of a modern structure.

Conceptes

megàlit

estructura megalítica

Sinònims

megalithic structure

monument

stonehenge

Traduccions

mégalithe

Megalith

megaliet

megalito

megalite

megalito

hunebed

μεγαλίθος

großer Steinblock

megálito

Monumento megalítico

Monumentos megalíticos

aşırı derecede büyük

megalitismo

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈmɛɡəlɪθ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

PIE word
*méǵh₂s
From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) + -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’), a back-formation from megalithic probably modelled after monolith. from Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”)