Wespenstachel

German

Etymology

Wespe (“wasp”) +‎ Stachel (“spike, prick”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɛspn̩ˌʃtaxl̩/
Hyphenation: Wes‧pen‧sta‧chel

Noun

Wespenstachel m (genitive Wespenstachels, plural Wespenstacheln)

(zoology) a wasp's stinger

Declension

Declension of Wespenstachel

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Wespenstachel	die	Wespenstacheln
genitive	eines	des	Wespenstachels	der	Wespenstacheln
dative	einem	dem	Wespenstachel	den	Wespenstacheln
accusative	einen	den	Wespenstachel	die	Wespenstacheln

Hypernyms

Giftstachel

Coordinate terms

Hornissenstachel
Bienenstachel

Related terms

Rosenstachel
Stachelbeere
Stacheldraht
Stachelstock
Wespennest
Wespenstich

Further reading

Wespenstachel in Duden online
“Wespenstachel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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