megalith

English

Megaliths at Avebury megalith

Etymology

From mega- +‎ -lith (< Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas, “great, large, mighty”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Noun

megalith (plural megaliths)

(archaeology) A construction involving one or several roughly hewn stone slabs of great size.
A large stone used in such a construction.

Derived terms

Translations

construction

Catalan: megàlit m
Danish: megalit c
Dutch: megaliet m
Esperanto: megalito
Finnish: megaliitti
French: mégalithe (fr) m
Galician: megálito m, anta f
German: Megalith (de) m, Megalithbau m, Megalithbauwerk n

Norwegian:
Bokmål: megalitt m

Nynorsk: megalitt m
Portuguese: megálito m
Scottish Gaelic: (standing stone) tursa
Spanish: megalito (es) m
Ukrainian: мегалі́т m (mehalít)

stone

Chinese:
Mandarin: 巨石 (zh)
Finnish: megaliitti
Galician: anta f

German: Megalith (de) m
Scottish Gaelic: (standing stone) tursa
Swedish: megalit

See also

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