cromlech

English

Etymology

From Welsh, from crom (“bowed, arched”, feminine of crwm) + llech (“flat stone”).

First element is a Germanic borrowing (compare Irish crom (“bent over”)) from Proto-Germanic *krumpaz; second element is from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā, compare German Fläche (“flat surface”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cromlech (plural cromlechs)

  1. A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.
    Synonym: bowing stone
    • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
      The scenes depicted on the emunctory field, showing our ancient duns and raths and cromlechs and grianauns and seats of learning and maledictive stones, are as wonderfully beautiful and the pigments as delicate as when the Sligo illuminators gave free rein to their artistic fantasy long long ago in the time of the Barmecides.

Translations

Further reading

Basque

Etymology

Ultimately from Welsh cromlech.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kromlet͡ʃ/ [krõm.let͡ʃ]
  • Rhymes: -omletʃ, -etʃ

Noun

cromlech inan

  1. stone circle
    Synonyms: harrespil, mairu-baratze

Declension

Declension of cromlech (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive cromlech cromlecha cromlechak
ergative cromlechek cromlechak cromlechek
dative cromlechi cromlechari cromlechei
genitive cromlechen cromlecharen cromlechen
comitative cromlechekin cromlecharekin cromlechekin
causative cromlechengatik cromlecharengatik cromlechengatik
benefactive cromlechentzat cromlecharentzat cromlechentzat
instrumental cromlechez cromlechaz cromlechez
inessive cromlechetan cromlechean cromlechetan
locative cromlechetako cromlecheko cromlechetako
allative cromlechetara cromlechera cromlechetara
terminative cromlechetaraino cromlecheraino cromlechetaraino
directive cromlechetarantz cromlecherantz cromlechetarantz
destinative cromlechetarako cromlecherako cromlechetarako
ablative cromlechetatik cromlechetik cromlechetatik
partitive cromlechik — —
prolative cromlechtzat — —

Further reading

  • “cromlech”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Welsh

Etymology

From crom (“bowed, arched”, feminine of crwm) +‎ llech (“flat stone”).

First element is a Germanic borrowing (compare Irish crom (“bent over”)) from Proto-Germanic *krumpaz; second element is from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɔmlɛχ/

Noun

cromlech f (plural cromlechi)

  1. cromlech (Welsh dolmen or underground tomb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cromlech
radical soft nasal aspirate
cromlech gromlech nghromlech chromlech

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  • The Journal of Indo-European Studies (1999)
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