cromlech

Betekenis (Engels)

A dolmen or ancient underground tomb in Wales, usually made with stones disposed in a circular shape.

Sinonieme

dolmen

portal tomb

Vertalings

dolmen

dolmen

dolmen

dólmen

cromeleque

cromlec

dolmen

dolmen

Hünengrab

Dolmen

crómlech

cromlech

peri masası

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɒmlɛk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Iers: crom

Verwante met Duits: Fläche

In summary

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”).