wesp

See also: Wesp

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch wesp, from earlier wespe, from Middle Dutch wespe, from Old Dutch *wespa, with metathesis from Proto-Germanic *wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”).

Noun

wesp (plural wespe)

  1. wasp

Dutch

Etymology

From earlier Modern Dutch wespe, from Middle Dutch wespe, from Old Dutch *wespa, with metathesis from Proto-Germanic *wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”).

Cognate with German Wespe, Low German Wösp, English wasp.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋɛsp/
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  • Hyphenation: wesp
  • Rhymes: -ɛsp

Noun

wesp f (plural wespen, diminutive wespje n)

  1. wasp, used certain members of the order Hymenoptera, especially of the superfamily Vespoidea

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English

Noun

wesp

  1. Alternative form of wyspe

Vilamovian

Etymology
wesp

From Middle High German wefse, webse, wespe, from Old High German wefsa, from Proto-Germanic *wapsō. Cognate with German Wespe.

Pronunciation
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Noun

wesp f (plural wespa)

  1. wasp
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