grottenleeuw

== Dutch == === Etymology === Compound of grot (“cave”) +‎ -en- +‎ leeuw (“lion”), calque of Latin Panthera leo spelaea. From the 20th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɣrɔ.tə(n)ˌleːu̯/ Hyphenation: grot‧ten‧leeuw === Noun === grottenleeuw m (plural grottenleeuwen, no diminutive) (uncommon) synonym of holenleeuw (“cave lion”) (Panthera leo spelaea)