dolmen

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English

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A dolmen in Portugal.

Etymology

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Borrowed from French dolmen. Perhaps incorrectly fabricated from Breton taol maen (taol (table) + maen (stone)) (the correct compound would be *taolvaen, not **daolmaen[1]). See also menhir.

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dolmen (plural dolmens)

  1. A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow.
  2. More generally, any megalithic tomb, including passage graves and wedge tombs.

Usage notes

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Not to be confused with dolman.

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French

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Noun

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dolmen m (plural dolmens)

  1. dolmen

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Galician

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Dolmen de Axeitos, Ribeira, Galicia

Etymology

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Attested since circa 1870. From French dolmen. Traditional local denominations of dolmens include anta, arca, forno, casota.

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Noun

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dolmen m (plural dolmens)

  1. dolmen
    Synonym: anta
    • 1883, Manuel Lago, Obra:
      Ai! Cando funguen os ventos nas polas do castañal xa non ruxirán as armas qu'alí tiñan nosos pais...! Donde fixemos fogueiras os carrascos nacerán, e no dolmen en qu'ibamos de noite a sacrificar, criaránse herbas e toxos i os mouchos aniñarán... Cobrirán silvas i hadreiras as pedras do noso lar, e sobr'as mámoas dos mortos xente allea pasará
      Woe! When the winds hum in the chestnut branches no longer will roar our father's arms there! Where we lighted bonfires, oaks will grow, and at the dolmen where we made our sacrifices at night, weeds and gorses will grow and the owl will make nest... Brambles and ivies will cover the stones of our home, and over the barrows of the dead, alien people will walk

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Norman

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French dolmen.

Noun

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dolmen m (plural dolmens)

  1. (Jersey) dolmen

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French dolmen.

Noun

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dolmen n (plural dolmene)

  1. dolmen

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French dolmen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdolmen/ [ˈd̪ol.mẽn]
  • Rhymes: -olmen
  • Syllabification: dol‧men

Noun

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dolmen m (plural dólmenes)

  1. dolmen

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Swedish

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Noun

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dolmen

  1. definite singular of dolme