spelonk

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine, literary) grotto
2. (Brabant, feminine) bad, dank, poorly-lit housing

Sinonieme

grot

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krocht

holte

Vertalings

Höhle

den

cave

cavern

caverna

Grube

grotte

grotto

caverne

gruta

antre

σπηλιά

interior

Kaverne

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/speːˈlɔnk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: spelonke

In summary

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”).