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