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hornet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɔː.nɪt/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhɔɹ.nɪt/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle English hernet, from Old English hyrnetu, hyrnete, from Proto-West Germanic *hurnutu, from Proto-Germanic *hurznutō (compare German Hornisse), alteration of Proto-Germanic *hursulǭ (compare Dutch horzel), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂sro- (“hornet”, literally “the one with horns (antennae)”), from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”) (compare Welsh creyryn (“gadfly”), Latin crābrō (“hornet”), Lithuanian širšė (“wasp”), Proto-Slavic *sьrxy (whence Old Church Slavonic сръшень (srŭšenĭ, “hornet”) and many others), Albanian grerë, grenzë (“wasp, hornet”)).

Meanings

1. Any large wasp of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.
2. A person who pesters with petty but ceaseless attacks.

Forms

Deriveds

European hornet · white-tailed hornet · hornet fly · Japanese yellow hornet · Japanese giant hornet · hornet clearwing · Oriental hornet · green hornet · bald hornet · Australian hornet · lesser banded hornet · Asian giant hornet · yellow hornet · Japanese hornet · greater banded hornet · giant hornet · Asian hornet · paper hornet · hornet moth · hornetlike · white-faced hornet · hornet robberfly · mad as a hornet · yellow-legged hornet · sand hornet · murder hornet · black-tailed hornet · hornety · bald-faced hornet · black-bellied hornet

Relateds

wasp · bee

Translations (110)

ru ше́ршень (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · izh hörhöläin (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · sc ardùbbulu (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · as কোদো (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · gd connspeach (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ja スズメバチ (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · rm vesprun (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ca vespa xana (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · fa زنبور سرخ (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · kw hwyrnores (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ga cearnabhán (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · grc ἀνθρηδών (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · lv sirsenis (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · sl sršen (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · he דַּבּוּר (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · nl hoorntje (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · scn cardùbbulu (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · sc gardùbbulu (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · lv irsis (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · fr frelon (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · kk бүгелек (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · vec graón (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · pt vespão (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · uk ше́ршень (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · tk eşegary (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · el σερσένι (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · pox sarsin (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · fa زنبور کافر (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · rsk шершень (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · yi פֿערדבין (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · eo krabro (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · sh стршљен (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · br c'hwiliorez (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · km តាហ៊រ (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · pua tsïtsïsï (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · br pennmarc'henn (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · da hveps (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · fi herhiläinen (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · cjs шашқақ (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · pl szerszeń (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · sk sršeň (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · vec gravarón (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · hy ձիաբոռ (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · te కందిరీగ (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · wym hjenc (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · wa fonnet (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · hu lódarázs (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · as কোদো বৰল (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · bg стъ́ршел (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · cmn 大黃蜂 /大黄蜂 (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · sq greth (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · rif iyarẓẓi (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ms tebuan (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · my ပျားတူ (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · cy marchgacynen (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · vec graùgn (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ksw ဖျၢ (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ko 말벌 (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · th แตน (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · el σκούρκος (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · he צרעה (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · la crābrō (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · fa سرخزنبور (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · cim bumpala (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · fur calavron (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · no geithams (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · sh stršljen (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ltg šyršyns (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · km ញាំង (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · sc cardùbbulu (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · fur avon (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · sv bålgeting (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · de Hornisse (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · es avispón (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ja 雀蜂 (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ka ონავარი (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · lld bespia da corn (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · bn ভীমরুল (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · nl hoornaar (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · nrf frêlon (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · hy ձիաստաց (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ckb زەردەواڵە (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · lt širšė (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ota زنبور (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · da gedehams (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ar زُنْبُور (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · gl carrizo (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · udm мушкион (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · io horniso (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · tr eşek arısı (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · nv tsísʼnáłtsooítsoh (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ota اشك آریسی (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · et vapsik (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ko 호넷 (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · lnj onhi (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · unm weòputis (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · gl tártago (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ttj enwa class 9 (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · eu liztortzar (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ga cornfhoiche (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · be шэ́ршань (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · it calabrone (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · vec cavaƚarón (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · vec avón (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · mk стршен (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · ro gărgăun (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · cs sršeň (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · is geitungur (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · pt abelha-pedreira (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) · cy cacynen feirch (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body)