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Schwarm.

swarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish

7 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃvaʁm/[ʃʋaʁm][ʃʋaɐ̯m][ʃʋaːm]
  1. swarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish

    masculine · strong
  2. crush; beloved; object of one’s (unfulfilled) love

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

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.

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