megalith

Anlam (İngilizce)

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.

Kavramlar

aşırı derecede büyük

Eş anlamlılar

megalithic structure

monument

stonehenge

Çeviriler

mégalithe

Megalith

megàlit

megalito

megaliet

megalito

megalite

mégaltihe

hunebed

μεγαλίθος

großer Steinblock

megálito

Monumento megalítico

Monumentos megalíticos

(IPA) olarak telaffuz edilir

/ˈmɛɡəlɪθ/

Etimoloji (İngilizce)

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”)