ˈveps noun
also vep·se ˈvepsə
( plural veps also vep·ses )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Finnish vepsä
1.
a. : a Finnish people of Russia now merged in the general population of the area between the Dnieper and the Volga
b. : a member of such people
2. : a Finno-Ugric language of the Veps people — see uralic languages table