Noun: Schwarm
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Nominative
Indefinite
| Singular | ein Schwarm |
| Plural | Schwärme |
Definite
| Singular | der Schwarm |
| Plural | die Schwärme |
Genitive
Indefinite
| Singular | eines Schwarmes; Schwarms |
| Plural | Schwärme |
Definite
| Singular | des Schwarmes; Schwarms |
| Plural | der Schwärme |
Dative
Indefinite
| Singular | einem Schwarm; Schwarme |
| Plural | Schwärmen |
Definite
| Singular | dem Schwarm; Schwarme |
| Plural | den Schwärmen |
Accusative
Indefinite
| Singular | einen Schwarm |
| Plural | Schwärme |
Definite
| Singular | den Schwarm |
| Plural | die Schwärme |
Sample Sentences
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Dazu zirpten unzählige Zikaden, schillernde Libellen schossen surrend durch die Luft, […], Mücken summten in Schwärmen, […] (In addition countless cicadas chirped, iridescent dragonflies shot buzzingly through the air, […], mosquitoes hummed in swarms, […]) [1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, “Die Trommel”, in Weberin Schuld […] , Berlin: G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:]
Nouns inflected like Schwarm
Wespenschwarm,
Dickdarm,
Heuschreckenschwarm,
Heringsschwarm,
Leerdarm,
Enddarm,
Mastdarm,
Starenschwarm,
Bienenschwarm,
Zwölffingerdarm,
Grimmdarm,
Vogelschwarm,
Fischschwarm,
Dünndarm,
Schwarm,
Mückenschwarm,
Reizdarm,
Etymology
1. From Middle High German swarm, from Old High German swarm, from Proto-Germanic *swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”).
2. Compare Dutch zwerm, English swarm, Danish sværm. The sense “crush” is a backformation from the verb schwärmen; see there. See: Dutch Nouns '
zwerm', English Nouns '
swarm', Danish Nouns '
sværm'.
Verbs referencing "Schwarm"
English Nouns
swarm, Dutch Nouns
zwerm.
Translations