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Inherited from Proto-Italic *wospā, metathesized from earlier *wopsā, from Proto-Indo-European *wóbʰseh₂, from *webʰ- (“to weave”). (Can this etymology be sourced?) Cognate with English wasp.
vespa f (genitive vespae); first declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vespa | vespae |
| genitive | vespae | vespārum |
| dative | vespae | vespīs |
| accusative | vespam | vespās |
| ablative | vespā | vespīs |
| vocative | vespa | vespae |
(Note: terms beginning with ⟨g⟩, ⟨gh⟩ and ⟨gu⟩ may have been conflated with or influenced by Frankish *wapsu (“wasp”).)
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