Hornisse
German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German horniz, hornuz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German hurniz, hornuz, hornaz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *hurznutō, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (“hornet”). Compare Dutch hoorn, hoorntje, hoornaar, English hornet.
Pronunciation
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Noun
Hornisse f (genitive Hornisse, plural Hornissen)
Declension
Further reading
- “Hornisse” in Duden online