zwerm

Dutch

zwerm

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swarm, swerm, swaerm, from Old Dutch *swarm, from Proto-Germanic *swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”). Compare German Schwarm, English swarm, Danish sværm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zʋɛrm/
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Hyphenation: zwerm
Rhymes: -ɛrm

Noun

zwerm m (plural zwermen, diminutive zwermpje n)

swarm (large number of individuals)

Derived terms

bijenzwerm
meteorenzwerm
muggenzwerm
sprinkhanenzwerm
vliegenzwerm
vogelzwerm
zwermen

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