Weps

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Wepsn (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)
Webasn (Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Styria)
Webes

Etymology

From Middle High German webse, from Old High German wefsa, from Proto-West Germanic *waspijā, from Proto-Germanic *wapsō. Cognates include German Wespe, Dutch wesp, English wasp.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /βɛb̥s/

Noun

Weps m (plural Wepsn, diminutive Wepserl) (West Central Bavarian)

(entomology) wasp

German Low German

Noun

Weps f (plural Wepsen)

Alternative form of Wepse

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