grottenleeuw

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of grot (“cave”) +‎ -en- +‎ leeuw (“lion”), calque of Latin Panthera leo spelaea. From the 20th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɔ.tə(n)ˌleːu̯/
  • Hyphenation: grot‧ten‧leeuw

Noun

grottenleeuw m (plural grottenleeuwen)

  1. (uncommon) synonym of holenleeuw (“cave lion”) (Panthera leo spelaea)
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