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語源

From 中期英語 hernet, from 古期英語 hyrnetu, hyrnete, from Proto-West Germanic *hurnutu, from Proto-Germanic *hurznutō (compare German Hornisse), alteration of Proto-Germanic *hursulǭ (compare Dutch horzel), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂sro- (“hornet”, literally “the one with horns (antennae)”), from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”) (compare Welsh creyryn (“gadfly”), Latin crābrō (“hornet”), Lithuanian širšė (“wasp”), Proto-Slavic *sьrxy (whence Old Church Slavonic сръшень (srŭšenĭ, “hornet”) and many others), Albanian grerë, grenzë (“wasp, hornet”)).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈhɔː.nɪt/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈhɔɹ.nɪt/
• 韻: -ɔː(ɹ)nɪt

名詞

hornet (plural hornets)

1. Any large wasp of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.
2. A person who pesters with petty but ceaseless attacks.

派生語

参考

• bee
• wasp

アナグラム

• 'nother, Rhoten, Theron, Thoren, Thorne, enhort, nother, other'n, throne