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

Related terms

• Schwarm
• schwirren