ספלאולוגיה

Hebrew

Etymology

From French spéléologie, coined by Émile Rivière in 1890.

Cognate with Russian спелеология (speleologija), Polish speleologia, and other Slavic synonyms.

Noun

סְפֶּלֶאוֹלוֹגְיָה • (spele'ológiya) f

1. speleology (the study of caves)