Hornisse

German

Etymology

From Middle High German horniz, hornuz, from Old High German hurniz, hornuz, hornaz, from Proto-Germanic *hurznutō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (“hornet”). Compare Dutch hoorn, hoorntje, hoornaar, English hornet.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Hornisse f (genitive Hornisse, plural Hornissen)

1. hornet

Declension

Declension of Hornisse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hornisse	die	Hornissen
genitive	einer	der	Hornisse	der	Hornissen
dative	einer	der	Hornisse	den	Hornissen
accusative	eine	die	Hornisse	die	Hornissen

Further reading

• “Hornisse” in Duden online
• “Hornisse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache