"Schwarm" meaning in German

See Schwarm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃvaʁm/, [ʃʋaʁm], [ʃʋaɐ̯m], [ʃʋaːm] Audio: De-Schwarm.ogg
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|goh|swarm}} Old High German swarm, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*swarmaz}} Proto-Germanic *swarmaz, {{der|de|ine-pro|*swer-||to buzz, hum}} Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”), {{cog|nl|zwerm}} Dutch zwerm, {{cog|en|swarm}} English swarm, {{cog|da|sværm}} Danish sværm, {{m|de|schwärmen}} schwärmen Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Schwarm m (strong, genitive Schwarmes or Schwarms, plural Schwärme) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Schwarmes [genitive], Schwarms [genitive], Schwärme [plural], strong [table-tags], Schwarm [nominative, singular], Schwärme [definite, nominative, plural], Schwarmes [genitive, singular], Schwarms [genitive, singular], Schwärme [definite, genitive, plural], Schwarm [dative, singular], Schwarme [dative, singular], Schwärmen [dative, definite, plural], Schwarm [accusative, singular], Schwärme [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. swarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Schwarm-de-noun-QSgb3tiy Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 87 13
  2. crush; beloved; object of one’s (unfulfilled) love Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Schwarm-de-noun--hEfC4Nh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: schwärmen, schwarmartig Related terms: Schwarmbildung, Schwarmfisch, Schwarmintelligenz, Schwarmverhalten
Hyponyms: Bienenschwarm, Fischschwarm, Fliegenschwarm, Heringsschwarm, Heuschreckenschwarm, Krähenschwarm, Mückenschwarm, Vogelschwarm, Wespenschwarm, Frauenschwarm, Mädchenschwarm

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Schwarm meaning in German (4.6kB)

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