ספלאולוגיה
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
From French spéléologie, coined by Émile Rivière in 1890.
Cognate with Russian спелеология (speleologija), Polish speleologia, and other Slavic synonyms.
Noun edit
סְפֶּלֶאוֹלוֹגְיָה • (transliteration needed) f
- speleology (the study of caves)