Etymology[edit]
Compound of grot (“cave”) + -en- + beer (“bear”), calque of Latin Ursus spelaeus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈɣrɔ.tə(n)ˌbeːr/
- Hyphenation: grot‧ten‧beer
grottenbeer m (plural grottenberen)
- (uncommon) cave bear, Ursus spelaeus.
- Synonym: holenbeer