Masculine

zwerm

Meaning

swarm (large number of individuals)

Concepts

swarm
herd
flock
troupe
group
bevy
heap
set
troop
gaggle
gallery
army
throng
collection
hive
horde
pack
rabble
balcony
cluster
drove
flight
✈️
crowd
Synonyms

troep
B1
vlucht
A2
✈️
schare
kudde
B2
school
A1
🏫
set
B2
stel
A1
👫
drift
C2
groep
A2
hoop
A1
menigte
B2
horde
C2
meute
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Translations

nuée
Schwarm
essaim
Gewimmel
enjambre
Truppe
grouillement
bande
nugolo
troupe
volée
ensemble
Schar
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/zʋɛrm/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
swarm
Inherited from Old Dutch
*swarm
Cognate with German
German
Schwarm
Cognate with English
English
swarm
Cognate with Danish
sværm
In summary

From Middle Dutch swarm, swerm, swaerm, from Old Dutch *swarm, from Proto-Germanic *swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”). Compare German Schwarm, English swarm, Danish sværm.

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