bèspa

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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

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