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llech.

flagstone, slab of stone

5 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɬeːχ/
  1. flagstone, slab of stone

    feminine
  2. slate

    feminine
  3. tablet (slab of clay used for inscription)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pl̥keh₂der. Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā Proto-Brythonic *llex Middle Welsh llech Welsh llech Inherited from Middle Welsh llech, from Proto-Brythonic *llex, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā.

noun/ɬeːχ/
  1. hiding place

    masculine
  2. state of concealment, hiding

    masculine
  3. lurking, skulking, stealth

    masculine
  4. sly or stealthy person, sneak, skulker

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Perhaps a semantic extension of Etymology 1, from "stone slab" > "building made of stone slabs" > "hiding place".

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