nuraghe
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian nuraghe, from Sardinian.
Noun
nuraghe (plural nuraghi or nuraghes)
- (archaeology) A dry-stone round megalithic tower found in Sardinia.
Coordinate terms
- talayot
Derived terms
- Nuragic
Translations
type of megalithic building
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Further reading
- nuraghe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Alternative forms
- noraghe
- nouraghe (obsolete)
Etymology
From Italian nuraghe.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
nuraghe m (plural nuraghes)
- nuraghe (ancient megalithic structure from Sardinia)
Related terms
- nuragique
Further reading
- “nuraghe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Sardinian nuraghe. The ultimate origin is uncertain; possibly related to the Sardinian place names Nurra, Nurri, and Nurru, and the word nurra (“pile of stones”). Another possible connection is Latin mūrus (“wall”).
Noun
nuraghe m (plural nuraghi)
- nuraghe (a form of megalithic tower found in Sardinia)
Further reading
- nuraghe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- nuraghe on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Anagrams
- unghera
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- nurague
Noun
nuraghe m (plural nuraghes)
- nuraghe (type of megalithic building in Sardinia)
Sardinian
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps of pre-Nuragic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nuˈraɡe/, [nu.ˈräː.ɣɛ]
Noun
nuraghe m (plural nuraghes)
- nuraghe (type of megalithic building in Sardinia)
- Sos nuraghes s'agatant solamente in Sardigna.
- Nuraghes are only found in Sardinia.
Related terms
- nuragicu