wæps

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *wapsu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

wæps f

  1. wasp

Declension[edit]

Declension of wæps (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wæps wæpsa, wæpse
accusative wæpse wæpsa, wæpse
genitive wæpse wæpsa
dative wæpse wæpsum

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: wasp, wappes, waps, waspe
    • English: wasp, waps
      • Sranan Tongo: waswasi (reduplicated)
    • Scots: wasp, wesp
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