zwerm

Meaning

swarm (large number of individuals)

Concepts

swarm

herd

flock

troupe

bevy

group

heap

set

troop

collection

army

throng

pack

balcony

gallery

hive

cluster

flight

crowd

drove

gaggle

horde

rabble

Frequency

C2
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/zʋɛrm/
Etymology

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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