Schwärmer

German

Etymology

schwärmen (“to romanticise, gush”) +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛʁməʁ/, [ˈʃvɛɐ̯mɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Schwär‧mer

Noun

Schwärmer m (strong, genitive Schwärmers, plural Schwärmer, feminine Schwärmerin)

  1. agent noun of schwärmen; enthusiast, zealot, extremist, sentimentalist, dreamer, visionary
  2. hawkmoth, sphinx moth, Sphingidae
  3. serpent, jumping jack (firecracker)

Declension

Declension of Schwärmer [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schwärmer die Schwärmer
genitive eines des Schwärmers der Schwärmer
dative einem dem Schwärmer den Schwärmern
accusative einen den Schwärmer die Schwärmer

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