spelonk
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Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
spelonk (plural spelonke, diminutive spelonkie)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
spelonk f (plural spelonken, diminutive spelonkje n or spelonksken n)
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Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
spelonk
- Alternative form of spelunke
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