Schwarm
Meaning
- (masculine,strong) swarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish
- (masculine,strong) crush; beloved; object of one’s (unfulfilled) love
Concepts
erst
wide expanse
clouds and haze
hiving swarms
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Synonyms
Götzenbild
Leitfigur
même radical que le grec
Unmasse
öffentliche Bekanntmachung
gewaltige Anzahl
lustiger Verein
bunte Truppe
Abgöttin
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃvaʁm/
Etymology
From Old High German swarm, from Proto-Germanic *swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”). Compare Dutch zwerm, English swarm, Danish sværm. The sense “crush” is a backformation from the verb schwärmen; see there.
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