nuraghe
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nʊəˈɹɑːɡeɪ/
Noun
nuraghe (plural nuraghi or nuraghes)
- (archaeology) A dry-stone round megalithic tower found in Sardinia.
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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”).
Further reading
- nuraghe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- nuraghe on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
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Alternative forms
Sardinian
Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps of pre-Nuragic substrate 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
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