Wiktionary

grottenleeuw

Dutch

edit

Etymology

edit

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

edit

grottenleeuw m (plural grottenleeuwen)

  1. (uncommon) cave lion, Panthera leo spelaea
    Synonym: holenleeuw
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=grottenleeuw&oldid=81736516"