Weps

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Bavarian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German webse, from Old High German wefsa, from Proto-West Germanic *waspijā, from Proto-Germanic *wapsō. Cognates include German Wespe, Dutch wesp, English wasp.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Weps m (plural Wepsn, diminutive Wepserl) (West Central Bavarian)

  1. (entomology) wasp

German Low German[edit]

Noun[edit]

Weps f (plural Wepsen)

  1. Alternative form of Wepse