hveps

See also: hveps'

Danish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål veps, Norwegian Nynorsk kvefs, Latin vespa.

Noun

hveps c (singular definite hvepsen, plural indefinite hvepse)

1. wasp

Inflection

Declension of hveps

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hveps	hvepsen	hvepse	hvepsene
genitive	hveps'	hvepsens	hvepses	hvepsenes

Synonyms

• gedehams c

Derived terms

• hvepsevåge
• sandhveps
• savhveps
• træhveps

References

• “hveps” in Den Danske Ordbog