"Höhle" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhøːlə/ Audio: De-at-Höhle.ogg [Austria], De-Höhle.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German hüle, höle, from Old High German hulī, holī, analyzable as hol (“hollow”) + -ī (“-ness”) (modern hohl + -e), seemingly when a-umlaut was still active. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|hüle}} Middle High German hüle, {{m|gmh|höle}} höle, {{inh|de|goh|hulī}} Old High German hulī, {{m|goh|holī}} holī, {{m|goh|hol||hollow}} hol (“hollow”), {{m|goh|-ī||-ness}} -ī (“-ness”), {{suffix|de|hohl|e}} hohl + -e Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Höhle f (genitive Höhle, plural Höhlen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Höhle [genitive], Höhlen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Höhle [nominative, singular], Höhlen [definite, nominative, plural], Höhle [genitive, singular], Höhlen [definite, genitive, plural], Höhle [dative, singular], Höhlen [dative, definite, plural], Höhle [accusative, singular], Höhlen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. cave Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Höhle-de-noun-uJoZnqgb
  2. cavity (of the body) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Höhle-de-noun-ipZ7Hfrc Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -e Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -e: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bauchhöhle, Höhle des Löwen, Höhlenbewohner, Höhlenmalerei Related terms: hohl

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Bauchhöhle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Höhle des Löwen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Höhlenbewohner"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Höhlenmalerei"
    }
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      },
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    },
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      "form": "Höhlen",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hohl"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "english": "Prehistoric paintings were found in the cave.",
          "text": "In der Höhle wurden prähistorische Malereien entdeckt.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
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    },
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    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms suffixed with -e",
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      "word": "Bauchhöhle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Höhle des Löwen"
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    {
      "word": "Höhlenbewohner"
    },
    {
      "word": "Höhlenmalerei"
    }
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}

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