# cromlech

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹɒmlɛk/

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

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cromlech