wæps

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wapsu.

Pronunciation

Noun

wæps f

  1. wasp

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: wasp, wappes, waps, waspe
    • English: wasp, waps
      • Sranan Tongo: waswasi (reduplicated)
    • Scots: wasp, wesp