svarma

Esperanto

Etymology

From svarmo + -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvarma]
  • Rhymes: -arma
  • Hyphenation: svar‧ma

Adjective

svarma (accusative singular svarman, plural svarmaj, accusative plural svarmajn)

  1. swarming, seething (with people, insects, etc.)
    • Heinrich A. Luyken, Pro Iŝtar, Ĉapitro 16,
      Inter la svarma homamaso estis Lemuel kaj Hagaj, kune kun seso da dungitaj sentimuloj, kiuj, je diversaj distancoj, tenis sin pretaj ĉiamaniere helpi en okazo de bezono.
      Among the swarming multitude were Lemuel and Haggai along with six intrepid hired fellows who, at various distances, stood ready to help in any way required.
    • Ludmila Novikova (translator), Fatalaj Ovoj (Роковые яйца / The Fatal Eggs) by Mikhail Bulgakov, Chapter 4,
      Dio scias kial, ĉu Ivanov kulpis pri tio aŭ sensaciaj novaĵoj transdoniĝas mem en la aero, sed en la giganta svarma Moskvo oni subite ekparolis pri la radio kaj pri profesoro Persikov.
      Goodness only knows why, perhaps Ivanov was to blame or perhaps the sensational news just travelled through the air on its own, but in the huge seething city of Moscow people suddenly started talking about the ray and Professor Persikov. (Michael Karpelson translation, Raduga, 1990)
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