hornet
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English hernet, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English hyrnetu, hyrnete, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *hurznutō (compare German Hornisse), alteration of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *hursulǭ (compare Dutch horzel), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂sro- (“hornet”, literally “the one with horns (antennae)”), from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”) (compare Welsh creyryn (“gadfly”), Latin crābrō (“hornet”), Lithuanian širšė (“wasp”), Old Church Slavonic сръшень (srŭšenĭ, “hornet”), Albanian grerë, grenzë (“wasp, hornet”)).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)nɪt
Noun
hornet (plural hornets)
- A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.
- A person who pesters with petty but ceaseless attacks.
Translations
a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body
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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
hornet n
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
hornet n
Swedish
Noun
hornet
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