cromlech
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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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɒmlɛk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɑmlɛk/
- Hyphenation: crom‧lech
Noun
cromlech (plural cromlechs)
- 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
Welsh dolmen or underground tomb
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Further reading
Basque
Etymology
Ultimately from Welsh cromlech.
Pronunciation
Noun
cromlech inan
- 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], Euskaltzaindia
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
Noun
cromlech f (plural cromlechi)
- cromlech (Welsh dolmen or underground tomb)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cromlech | gromlech | nghromlech | chromlech |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- The Journal of Indo-European Studies (1999)