-lith
suff.（后缀）
语源
suff.（后缀）
- Rock; stone:
岩石；石头：
xenolith.
捕虏岩 - Stone implement or structure:
石质工具或结构：
megalith.
巨石 - Mineral concretion; calculus:
结石：矿物凝结；结石：
cystolith.
胆石，膀胱结石
语源
- From Greek lithos [stone]
源自 希腊语 lithos [石头]
-lith
combining form in countable noun
indicating stone or rock
⇒
Compare -lite
megalith
Compare -lite
Origin
from Greek lithos stone-lith
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “stone” (acrolith; megalith; paleolith); sometimes occurring in words as a variant form of -lite (batholith; laccolith).
Compare -lite.
Origin
see litho-
Related Words
- -lite
- acrolith
- batholith
- bilith
- cholelith
- coccolith
-litha word element forming a noun termination meaning 'stone', as in acrolith, megalith, nephrolith, palaeolith, sometimes occurring in words, as batholith, laccolith, that are variants of forms in -lite.
Compare -lite. [see lith-]
-lith
noun combining form
megalith
eolith
2. calculus
urolith
3. -lite
laccolith
noun combining form
ETYMOLOGY New Latin -lithus & French -lithe, from Greek lithos
1. structure or implement of stonemegalith
eolith
2. calculus
urolith
3. -lite
laccolith
-lith
suffix
- denoting types of stone表示“石头”：
-
laccolith
monolith.
词源
from Greek lithos 'stone'.
-lith
word-forming element meaning "stone, rock," from Modern Latin -lithus or French -lithe (see -lith).
ORIGIN: from Greek lithos stone. Cf. -lite
☞ lith
-lith
\ˌlith\ noun combining form
(-s)
Etymology: New Latin -lithus & French -lithe, from Greek lithos stone
1.
a. : stone : structure or implement of stone
< cyclolith >
< monolith >
< eolith >
b. : artificial stone : cement
< granolith >
2. medicine : calculus
< angiolith >
< nephrolith >
3. : -lite 1a
< coccolith >
< zoolith >
1.
a.
< cyclolith >
< monolith >
< eolith >
b.
< granolith >
2. medicine
< angiolith >
< nephrolith >
3.
< coccolith >
< zoolith >
-lith
Suffix
- Alternative form of -lite
Derived terms
English words suffixed with -lith