Wepsn
Bavarian
Alternative forms
- Wapsn (South Central Bavarian)
- Weps (West Central Bavarian)
- Webasn, Wewasn (Southern Bavarian, Carinthia, Styria)
- Wegatz, Wess, Wirix (Styria)
- Webes
Etymology
From Middle High German webse, from Old High German wefsa, from Proto-West Germanic *wapsu, from Proto-Germanic *wapsō. Cognates include German Wespe, Dutch wesp, English wasp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /veb̥sn̩/, [ve̞-], [β-]
Noun
Wepsn f (plural Wepsn, diminutive Wepserl) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)