megalith

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

megalite

megalito

sinonimi

megalithic structure

monument

stonehenge

Traduzioni

mégalithe

Megalith

megàlit

megaliet

megalito

mégaltihe

hunebed

großer Steinblock

estructura megalítica

megálito

Monumento megalítico

Monumentos megalíticos

aşırı derecede büyük

megalitismo

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈmɛɡəlɪθ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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”)