essaim

Inherited from Latin exāmen. Cognate with Italian sciame, Portuguese enxame, Old Occitan eissam, Spanish enjambre, Catalan eixam. Doublet of examen.

• IPA^(key): /e.sɛ̃/, /ɛ.sɛ̃/ ~ /e.sɛ̃/

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essaim m (plural essaims)

1. swarm (of bees, insects etc.)

• essaimage
• essaimer

• “essaim”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• Essami, essima, Maisse, Messia, samies, semais