Geschwirr

German

Etymology

From Middle High German *geswërre, from Old High German giswerri (“swirling, buzzing”), from Proto-West Germanic *swarrī, from Proto-Germanic *swarriją, from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum, whistle, sound, speak”).
Alternatively, derived from schwirren.

Noun

Geschwirr n (strong, genitive Geschwirrs, no plural)

  1. buzzing around

Inflection

Declension of Geschwirr [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Geschwirr
genitive eines des Geschwirrs
dative einem dem Geschwirr
accusative ein das Geschwirr
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