Höhle

See also: hohle

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hüle, höle, from Old High German hulī, holī, analyzable as hol + -ī, derived from the adjective at hand in modern German hohl (seemingly when a-umlaut was still active).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhøːlə/
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Noun

Höhle f (genitive Höhle, plural Höhlen)

cave
cavity (of the body)

Declension

Declension of Höhle

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Höhle	die	Höhlen
genitive	einer	der	Höhle	der	Höhlen
dative	einer	der	Höhle	den	Höhlen
accusative	eine	die	Höhle	die	Höhlen

Derived terms

Höhlenbewohner

Further reading

Höhle in Duden online

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