Schwarm
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German swarm, 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.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schwarm m (strong, genitive Schwarmes or Schwarms, plural Schwärme)
- swarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish
- 1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, “Die Trommel”, in Weberin Schuld […] , Berlin: G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 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
[edit]Declension of Schwarm [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
[edit]swarm, shoal
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Schwarm”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
- “Schwarm” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Schwarm” in Duden online
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