veps

See also: Veps

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (wasp), from *webʰ- (weave). Compare Danish hveps.

Noun

veps m (definite singular vepsen, indefinite plural vepser, definite plural vepsene)

  1. a wasp (insect)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wepsō-, from Proto-Indo-European *wobʰseh₂ (wasp), from *webʰ- (weave).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɛps/

Noun

veps m (definite singular vepsen, indefinite plural vepsar, definite plural vepsane)

  1. a wasp (insect)

Synonyms

References

Veps

Etymology

Uncertain. Early attestations include Old East Slavic Весь (Vesĭ), Arabic وِيسُو (wīsū) (10th–12th c.), Old Norse Vísinn.

Noun

veps

  1. (colloquial) Veps, Vepsian (person)

Inflection

Inflection of veps (inflection type 6/kuva)
nominative sing. veps
genitive sing. vepsän
partitive sing. vepsäd
partitive plur. vepsid
singular plural
nominative veps vepsäd
accusative vepsän vepsäd
genitive vepsän vepsiden
partitive vepsäd vepsid
essive-instructive vepsän vepsin
translative vepsäks vepsikš
inessive vepsäs vepsiš
elative vepsäspäi vepsišpäi
illative vepsähä
vepshä
vepsihe
adessive vepsäl vepsil
ablative vepsälpäi vepsilpäi
allative vepsäle vepsile
abessive vepsäta vepsita
comitative vepsänke vepsidenke
prolative vepsädme vepsidme
approximative I vepsänno vepsidenno
approximative II vepsännoks vepsidennoks
egressive vepsännopäi vepsidennopäi
terminative I vepsähäsai
vepshäsai
vepsihesai
terminative II vepsälesai vepsilesai
terminative III vepsässai
additive I vepsähäpäi
vepshäpäi
vepsihepäi
additive II vepsälepäi vepsilepäi

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Finnish: vepsä

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