megalith

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

megálito

Monumento megalítico

Monumentos megalíticos

Sinônimos

megalithic structure

monument

stonehenge

Traduções

mégalithe

Megalith

megàlit

megalito

megaliet

megalite

megalito

aşırı derecede büyük

hunebed

μεγαλίθος

großer Steinblock

estructura megalítica

megalitismo

mégaltihe

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈmɛɡəlɪθ/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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”)