veps

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (wasp), from *webʰ- (weave). Compare Danish hveps.

Noun[edit]

veps m (definite singular vepsen, indefinite plural vepser, definite plural vepsene)

  1. a wasp (insect)

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (wasp), from *webʰ- (weave).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

veps m (definite singular vepsen, indefinite plural vepsar, definite plural vepsane)

  1. a wasp (insect)

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