Schwarm

== German == === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ʃvaʁm/, [ʃʋaʁm], [ʃʋaɐ̯m], [ʃʋaːm] === Noun === Schwarm m (strong, genitive Schwarmes or Schwarms, plural Schwärme) swarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish crush; beloved; object of one’s (unfulfilled) love ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== schwärmen, schwarmartig ==== Related terms ==== Schwarmbildung, Schwarmfisch, Schwarmintelligenz, Schwarmverhalten === Further reading === “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