vespa

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan vespa, from Latin vespa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈbe̞s.pə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈves.pə] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbes.pə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈves.pa] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈbes.pa] === Noun === vespa f (plural vespes) wasp ==== Related terms ==== vesper === References === “vespa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “vespa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “vespa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “vespa”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Finnish == === Etymology === Generalized from the Italian motor scooter brand name Vespa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋespɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠pɑ̝] Rhymes: -espɑ Syllabification(key): ves‧pa Hyphenation(key): ves‧pa === Noun === vespa (informal) scooter (motorcycle or moped equipped with a platform for the operator's feet) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== skootteri == French == === Noun === vespa f (plural vespas) Vespa === References === “vespa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Noun === vespa f (plural vespas) alternative form of avespa (“wasp”) == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛspa === Noun === vespa f (genitive singular vespu, nominative plural vespur) hornet ==== Declension ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === Genericized trademark from Vespa. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈvɛspa/ [ˈfɛs.pa] Syllabification: ves‧pa IPA(key): /ˈpɛspa/ [ˈpɛs.pa] Rhymes: -ɛspa === Noun === vespa (plural vespa-vespa) (colloquial) scooter Synonym: skuter == Interlingua == === Noun === vespa (plural vespas) wasp ==== Related terms ==== vespere vespiario == Italian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin vespa === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛs.pa/ Rhymes: -ɛspa Hyphenation: vè‧spa === Noun === vespa f (plural vespe) wasp (motorcycling) alternative letter-case form of Vespa; motor scooter Coordinate term: lambretta ==== Derived terms ==== vespaio vespina vespone vespetta ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === Vespidae on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it Piaggio Vespa on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it == Latin == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Italic *wospā, metathesized from earlier *wopsā, from Proto-Indo-European *wóbʰseh₂, from *webʰ- (“to weave”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) Cognate with English wasp. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwɛs.pa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛs.pa] === Noun === vespa f (genitive vespae); first declension wasp (insect) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== (Note: terms beginning with ⟨g⟩, ⟨gh⟩ and ⟨gu⟩ may have been conflated with or influenced by Frankish *wapsu (“wasp”).) === See also === === References === “vespa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “vespa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "vespa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “vĕspa”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 707 == Piedmontese == === Noun === vespa f (plural vespe) wasp ==== Related terms ==== vespé vespun == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -espɐ, (Portugal) -eʃpɐ Hyphenation: ves‧pa === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese vespa, from Latin vespa. ==== Noun ==== vespa f (plural vespas) wasp Synonyms: marimbondo, caba, cabatão ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Italian Vespa. ==== Noun ==== vespa f (plural vespas) motor scooter === References === === Further reading === “vespa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “vespa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian vespa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʋêspa/ Hyphenation: ves‧pa === Noun === vȅspa f (Cyrillic spelling ве̏спа) (informal) motor scooter ==== Declension ==== === References === “vespa”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Sicilian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin vespa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛspa/, [ˈvɛʃpa] Hyphenation: vès‧pa === Noun === vespa f (plural vespi) wasp == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian vespa. Doublet of avispa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbespa/ [ˈbes.pa] Rhymes: -espa Syllabification: ves‧pa === Noun === vespa f (plural vespas) Vespa (brand name) scooter (powered bicycle or tricycle) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “vespa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Genericized trademark from the Italian motor scooter brand Vespa. === Noun === vespa c a motor scooter (small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame) Synonyms: scooter, (when clear from context) skoter ==== Declension ==== === References === “vespa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vespa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “vespa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)