Wespennest

German

Etymology

Wespe +‎ -n- +‎ Nest

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛspn̩ˌnɛst]
• Hyphenation: Wes‧pen‧nest

• Audio:

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Noun

Wespennest n (strong, genitive Wespennestes or Wespennests, plural Wespennester)

1. vespiary, wasps' nest, hornets' nest (figurative)

Declension

Declension of Wespennest [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Wespennest	die	Wespennester
genitive	eines	des	Wespennestes, Wespennests	der	Wespennester
dative	einem	dem	Wespennest, Wespenneste1	den	Wespennestern
accusative	ein	das	Wespennest	die	Wespennester

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Hornissennest (“hornets' nest”)

Further reading

• “Wespennest” in Duden online