sværm

See also: sverm and svärm

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse svarmr (“swarm”), from Proto-Germanic *swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /svɛrm/, [svæɐ̯ˀm]

Noun

sværm c (singular definite sværmen, plural indefinite sværme)

swarm (large number of insects)
crowd, swarm (a mass of people or animals in turmoil)

Inflection

Declension of sværm

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sværm	sværmen	sværme	sværmene
genitive	sværms	sværmens	sværmes	sværmenes

Related terms

sværme verb
sværmer c
sværmeri n
sværmerisk adj

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