spelonk

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Etymology

From Dutch spelonk, from Middle Dutch spelonke, from Old French spelonque, from Italian spelonca, from Latin spelunca (“cave, cavern; grotto; den”), from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx, “cave”), from Ancient Greek σπέος (spéos, “cave, cavern”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɪə̯ˈlɔnk/, /spəˈlɔnk/

Noun

spelonk (plural spelonke, diminutive spelonkie)

  1. cave, cavern, grotto
    Synonym: grot

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spelonke, from Old French spelonque, from Italian spelonca, from Latin spelunca (“cave, cavern; grotto; den”), from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx, “cave”), from Ancient Greek σπέος (spéos, “cave, cavern”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /speːˈlɔnk/
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  • Hyphenation: spe‧lonk
  • Rhymes: -ɔnk

Noun

spelonk f (plural spelonken, diminutive spelonkje n or spelonksken n)

  1. (literary) grotto
    Synonym: grot
  2. (Brabant) bad, dank, poorly-lit housing
    Synonym: kruipkot

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: spelonk
  • → Papiamentu: spelonk (dated)

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

spelonk

  1. Alternative form of spelunke
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