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cromlech

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English

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Etymology

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FromWelsh, fromcrom(“bowed, arched”,feminine ofcrwm) +llech(“flat stone”).

First element is aGermanic borrowing (compareIrishcrom(“bent over”)) fromProto-Germanic*krumpaz; second element is fromProto-Celtic*ɸlikkā, compareGermanFläche(“flat surface”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cromlech (pluralcromlechs)

  1. Adolmen or ancient undergroundtomb inWales, usually made withstones disposed in acircular shape.
    Synonym:bowing stone
    • 1922,James Joyce,Ulysses:
      The scenes depicted on the emunctory field, showing our ancient duns and raths andcromlechs 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

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Welsh dolmen or underground tomb

Further reading

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Basque

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Etymology

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Ultimately fromWelshcromlech.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cromlech inan

  1. stone circle
    Synonyms:harrespil,mairu-baratze

Declension

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Declension ofcromlech(inan C-stem)
indefinitesingularpluralproximal plural
absolutivecromlechcromlechacromlechakcromlechok
ergativecromlechekcromlechakcromlechekcromlechok
dativecromlechicromlecharicromlecheicromlechoi
genitivecromlechencromlecharencromlechencromlechon
comitativecromlechekincromlecharekincromlechekincromlechokin
causativecromlechengatikcromlecharengatikcromlechengatikcromlechongatik
benefactivecromlechentzatcromlecharentzatcromlechentzatcromlechontzat
instrumentalcromlechezcromlechazcromlechezcromlechotaz
innesivecromlechetancromlecheancromlechetancromlechotan
locativecromlechetakocromlechekocromlechetakocromlechotako
allativecromlechetaracromlecheracromlechetaracromlechotara
terminativecromlechetarainocromlecherainocromlechetarainocromlechotaraino
directivecromlechetarantzcromlecherantzcromlechetarantzcromlechotarantz
destinativecromlechetarakocromlecherakocromlechetarakocromlechotarako
ablativecromlechetatikcromlechetikcromlechetatikcromlechotatik
partitivecromlechik———
prolativecromlechtzat———

Further reading

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

Welsh

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Etymology

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Fromcrom(“bowed, arched”,feminine ofcrwm) +‎llech(“flat stone”).

First element is aGermanic borrowing (compareIrishcrom(“bent over”)) fromProto-Germanic*krumpaz; second element is fromProto-Celtic*ɸlikkā.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cromlech f (pluralcromlechi)

WelshWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediacy
  1. cromlech(Welsh dolmen or underground tomb)

Mutation

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Mutated forms ofcromlech
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cromlechgromlechnghromlechchromlech

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

References

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  • The Journal of Indo-European Studies (1999)
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