megalithic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɛɡəˈlɪθɪk/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
PIE word *méǵh₂s From mega- (prefix meaning ‘very large, great’) + -lith (suffix meaning ‘stone’) + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, forming adjectives from nouns), probably modelled after monolithic; according to the Oxford English Dictionary the word is first attested earlier than megalith. It is analysable as megalith + -ic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to megaliths, to the people who made them, or to the period when they were made.
Deriveds
Translations (14)
fi megaliittinen (of or pertaining to megaliths) · ca megalític (of or pertaining to megaliths) · ru мегалитический (of or pertaining to megaliths) · nb megalittisk (of or pertaining to megaliths) · el μεγαλιθικός (of or pertaining to megaliths) · es megalítico (of or pertaining to megaliths) · ga meigiliteach (of or pertaining to megaliths) · it megalitico (of or pertaining to megaliths) · gl megalítico (of or pertaining to megaliths) · fr mégalithique (of or pertaining to megaliths) · uk мегаліти́чний (of or pertaining to megaliths) · sv megalitisk (of or pertaining to megaliths) · ka მეგალითური (of or pertaining to megaliths) · nn megalittisk (of or pertaining to megaliths)