hornet

hornet meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Examples of hornet in a sentence

• The old man is on the bridge, mad as a hornet.
• We poked a stick into the hornets' nest and ran like mad.
• Look at this nasty hornet sting: it's turned blue!

All 22 example sentences with hornet

Forms of hornet

Plural of hornet: hornets

Origin of hornet

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”)).

Words formed from hornet

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

Related words

• bee
• wasp

Phrases with hornet

• hornet flies
• northern giant hornet

Questions about hornet

What does hornet mean?

Hornet means any large wasp of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.

What is hornet in Hindi?

Hornet in Hindi is हॉर्नेट, हार्नेट. See Hornet meaning in Hindi.

What part of speech is hornet?

Hornet is a noun.

How do you pronounce hornet?

Hornet is pronounced /ˈhɔː.nɪt/ (UK).

What is the plural of hornet?

The plural of hornet is hornets.