"spelonk" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

IPA: /spɪə̯ˈlɔnk/, /spəˈlɔnk/ Forms: spelonke [plural], spelonkie [diminutive]
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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|spelonk}} Dutch spelonk, {{inh|af|dum|spelonke}} Middle Dutch spelonke, {{der|af|fro|spelonque}} Old French spelonque, {{der|af|it|spelonca}} Italian spelonca, {{der|af|la|spelunca||cave, cavern; grotto; den}} Latin spelunca (“cave, cavern; grotto; den”), {{der|af|grc|σπῆλυγξ||cave}} Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx, “cave”) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|spelonke|||||diminutive|spelonkie|||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} spelonk (plural spelonke, diminutive spelonkie), {{af-noun|e|spelonkie}} spelonk (plural spelonke, diminutive spelonkie)
  1. cave, cavern, grotto Synonyms: grot
    Sense id: en-spelonk-af-noun-PVw4Qab0 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spelonk meaning in Afrikaans (2.2kB)

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        "Afrikaans terms derived from Old French",
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