holenleeuw

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of hol (“hole, den”) +‎ -en- +‎ leeuw (“lion”), calque of German Höhlenlöwe. First attested in the 1850s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɔ.tə(n)ˌleːu̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ho‧len‧leeuw

Noun

holenleeuw m (plural holenleeuwen)

  1. cave lion (Panthera spelaea or Panthera leo spelaea)
    Synonym: grottenleeuw

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