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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of grot (“cave”) + -en- + leeuw (“lion”), calque of Latin Panthera leo spelaea. From the 20th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣrɔ.tə(n)ˌleːu̯/
- Hyphenation: grot‧ten‧leeuw
Noun
grottenleeuw m (plural grottenleeuwen)
- (uncommon) Synonym of holenleeuw (“cave lion”) (Panthera leo spelaea)