bèspa

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wespe, from Old High German wefsa, wafsa, from Proto-West Germanic *wapsu (“wasp”).

Cognate with German Wespe, Dutch wesp, English wasp; also Italian vespa. See Wespe for more on the -ps- to -sp- metathesis.

Noun

bèspa f (plural bèspen)

  1. (Sette Comuni) wasp
    De bèspa hékhet zobia an paja.
    The wasp stings like a bee.

Declension
Declension of bèspa – 6th declension
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative an de bèspa de bèspen
accusative an de bèspa de bèspen
dative anara dar bèspen in bèspen

References
  • “bèspa” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
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