Schwarm

German de: Etymology de ine-pro *swer- de gmw-pro 1 From de gmh swarm, from de goh swarm, from de gem-pro *swarmaz, from de ine-pro *swer- to buzz, hum. Compare nl zwerm, en swarm, da sværm. The sense “crush” is a backformation from the verb de schwärmen; see there. Pronunciation de /ʃvaʁm/ [ʃʋaʁm] [ʃʋaɐ̯m] [ʃʋaːm] de De-Schwarm.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,(e)s,^e swarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish 8 Dazu zirpten unzählige Zikaden, schillernde Libellen schossen surrend durch die Luft, , Mücken summten in Schwärmen, In addition countless cicadas chirped, iridescent dragonflies shot buzzingly through the air, […], mosquitoes hummed in swarms, […] crush; beloved; object of one’s (unfulfilled) love Declension m,(e)s,^e Hyponyms de swarm, shoal Bienenschwarm Fischschwarm Fliegenschwarm Heringsschwarm Heuschreckenschwarm Krähenschwarm Mückenschwarm Vogelschwarm Wespenschwarm de crush Frauenschwarm Mädchenschwarm Derived terms de schwärmen, de schwarmartig Related terms de Schwarmbildung, de Schwarmfisch, de Schwarmintelligenz, de Schwarmverhalten Further reading