| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| caverna (sf); cavità (sf); grotta (sf) | cave, cavern |
| speleologo/a (sm/f); grottista (sm/f) | caver; speleologist |
| troglodita (sm/f) | cave dweller; troglodyte |
| speleologia (sf) | caving, speleology |
| inghiottitoio (sm); perdita (sf) | ponor; sinkhole (US); swallet (GB); water swallow |
| depressione (sf); dolina (sf) | depression; sinkhole |
| sorgente (sf) carsica | exsurgence; karstic spring (source unknown); resurgence (source known) |
| falda (sf) acquifera | ground water |
| stalagmite (sf) | stalagmite |
| stalattite (sf) | stalactite |
| pipistrello (sm) | bat |