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/
  • Hyphenation: grot‧ten‧leeuw

Noun

holenleeuw m (plural holenleeuwen)

  1. cave lion, Panthera leo spelaea.
    Synonym: grottenleeuw
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