ספלאולוגיה

Hebrew

Etymology

From French spéléologie, coined by Émile Rivière in 1890.

Cognate with Russian спелеология (speleologija), Polish speleologia, and other Slavic synonyms.

Noun

סְפֶּלֶאוֹלוֹגְיָה • (spele'ológiya) f

  1. speleology (the study of caves)
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