[ˈwɛs.pa], [ˈvɛs.pa]
OriginInherited from Proto-Italic *wospā, metathesized from earlier *wopsā, from Proto-Indo-European *wóbʰseh₂, from *webʰ- (“to weave”). Cognate with English wasp.
- declension-1, femininewasp (insect)
Formsvespae(genitive) · vespa(nominative, singular) · vespae(nominative, plural) · vespae(genitive, singular) · vespārum(genitive, plural) · vespae(dative, singular) · vespīs(dative, plural) · vespam(accusative, singular) · vespās(accusative, plural) · vespā(ablative, singular) · vespīs(ablative, plural) · vespa(singular, vocative) · vespae(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary