grottenbeer

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of grot (“cave”) +‎ -en- +‎ beer (“bear”), calque of Latin Ursus spelaeus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɔ.tə(n)ˌbeːr/
  • Hyphenation: grot‧ten‧beer

Noun

grottenbeer m (plural grottenberen)

  1. (uncommon) cave bear, Ursus spelaeus.
    Synonym: holenbeer
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