Höhle

== German == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhøːlə/ === Noun === Höhle f (genitive Höhle, plural Höhlen) cave cavity (of the body) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hohl === Further reading === “Höhle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Höhle” in Duden online “Höhle” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Höhle”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891 === Paronyms ===