wæps

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wapsu.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /wæps/

    Noun

    wæps f

    1. wasp

    Declension

    Strong ō-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative wæps wæpsa, wæpse
    accusative wæpse wæpsa, wæpse
    genitive wæpse wæpsa
    dative wæpse wæpsum

    Descendants

    • Middle English: wasp, wappes, waps, waspe
      • English: wasp, waps (dialectal, chiefly African-American Vernacular and UK) (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: wasp, wesp
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