Wepse
German
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Noun
editWepse m (weak, genitive Wepsen, plural Wepsen, feminine Wepsin)
- Veps (man of Veps origin)
Declension
editDeclension of Wepse [masculine, weak]
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editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German wespe, wopse, wispe, from Old Saxon wespa, waspa, wepsia (“wasp”), from Proto-West Germanic *wapsu, from Proto-Germanic *wapsō, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (“wasp”), from *webʰ- (“weave”) (referring to the insect's woven nests).
Noun
editWepse f (plural Wepsen)
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