dolmen

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

dolmen

cromlech

Sinónimos

cromlech

portal tomb

Traducciones

dolmen

dólmen

hunebed

dolmen

Hünengrab

dolmen

dolmen

Dolmen

Hünenstein

Hünenbett

anta

cromeleque

peri masası

Megalith

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈdɒl.mɛn/

Etimología (Inglés)

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.