Megalithic Translations

Submitted by Klingon on Saturday, 02 December 2006 Page Views: 9000

Megalithic structures exist in many different types. Sometimes it's difficult to tell them apart. Megaliths are an international phenomenon, but some site types are limited to one country or a small area. We would like to start a project to translate site type names into various languages, please post your translation as a comment, we will add it to the list.

Megalith
Old Greek: μέγας (mégas - large) λίϑος (líthos - Stone)
Dansk / Danish: Megalit
Deutsch / German: Megalith (großer Stein)
Español / Spanish: Megalítico
Français / French: Mégalithe
Nederlands / Dutch: Megaliet
Polski / Polish: Megalit
Português / Portuguese: Megálito
Slovenčcina / Slovenian: megaliti
Suomi / Finnish: Megaliitti

Ancient Cross
Deutsch / German: antikes Kreuz

Ancient Mine or Quarry
Deutsch / German: antike Mine, antiker Steinbruch

Ancient Palace
Deutsch / German: antiker Palast

Ancient Temple
Deutsch / German: antiker Tempel
Italiano / Italian: Tempio

Ancient Trackway

Ancient Village or Settlement
Deutsch / German: antikes Dorf, antike Siedlung
Suomi / Finnish: esihistoriallinen asuinpaikka

Artificial Mound

Barrow Cemetery
Deutsch / German: Grabhügelfeld
Suomi / Finnish: muinais kalmisto

Broch
Italiano / Italian: Nuraghe

Burial Chamber (Dolmen)
Suomi / Finnish: paasi hauta

Cairn
Français / French: cairn
Suomi / Finnish: hautalatomus

Cairn (Clava)

Carving
Deutsch / German: Ritzzeichnung
Suomi / Finnish: kaiverrus

Castro

Causewayed Enclosure

Cave or Rock Shelter
Suomi / Finnish: asuinluola, turvapaikka

Chambered Cairn

Chambered Tomb
Italiano / Italian: Tomba di Giganti

Class I / Class II Hybrid Pictish Symbol Stone

Class I Pictish Symbol Stone

Class II Pictish Symbol Stone

Class III Pictish Cross Slab

Court Tomb

Crannog

Cup and Ring marks / Rock Art
Suomi / Finnish: kuppikaiverrus

Cursus

Early Christian Sculptured Stone

Henge
Deutsch / German: Ringheiligtum

Hill Figure

Hillfort
Deutsch / German: Oppidum
Français / French: oppidum
Hrvatski / Croatian: Gradina
Suomi / Finnish: kukkulalinnoitus

Holed Stone

Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Italiano / Italian: Pozzo sacro
Suomi / Finnish: pyhälähde, uhrilähde

Long Barrow
Dansk / Danish: langhøj

Marker Stone

Misc. Earthwork

Modern Stone Circle
Deutsch / German: moderner Steinkreis

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue

Museum
Česky / Czech: muzeum
Dansk / Danish: Museum
Deutsch / German: Museum
Eesti / Estonian: muuseum
Español / Spanish: museo
Esperanto: muzeo
Français / French: musée
Hrvatski / Croatian: muzej
Italiano / Italian: museo
Magyar / Hungarian: múzeum
Malti / Maltese: Mużew
Nederlands / Dutch: museum
Norsk / Norwegian: museum
Polski / Polish: muzeum
Português / Portuguese: museu
Suomi / Finnish: museo

Natural Stone / Glacial Erratic
Deutsch / German: natürlicher Stein, Findling
Suomi / Finnish: luonnonkivi, siirtolohkare

Not Known (by us)

Passage Grave
Suomi / Finnish: käytävähauta

Polissoir

Portal Tomb

Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle

Pyramid
Български / Bulgarian: пирамида
Česky / Czech: pyramida
Deutsch / German: Pyramide
Español / Spanish: pirámide
Esperanto: piramido
日本語 / Japanese: ピラミッド
한국어 / Korean: 피라미드
Magyar / Hungarian: piramis
Nederlands / Dutch: piramide
Norsk / Norwegian: pyramide
Polski / Polish: piramida
Português / Portuguese: pirâmide
Русский / Russian: пирамида
Suomi / Finnish: pyramidi

Ring Cairn

Rock Cut Tomb
Italiano / Italian: Domus de Janas

Rock Outcrop

Round Barrow(s)
Dansk / Danish: rundhøj
Deutsch / German: Grabhügel
Suomi / Finnish: hautakumpu, kumpuhauta
US-English: Burial Mound

Round Cairn

Sculptured Stone

Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)

Standing Stone (Menhir)
Brezhoneg / Breton: Maen-hir
Български / Bulgarian: Менхир
Deutsch / German: Menhir, Hinkelstein, Hünenstein
Español / Spanish: Menhir
Français / French: menhir
Italiano / Italian: Pietre Fitte, menhir
Nederlands / Dutch: Menhir
Polski / Polish: Menhir
Português / Portuguese: Menir
Русский / Russian: Менгир
Suomi / Finnish: pystykivi, megaliitti
Walon / Walloon: menir