cromlech

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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

Με παύλα ως

crom‧lech

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈkɹɒmlɛk/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

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”).