essaim
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin exāmen. Cognate with Italian sciame, Portuguese enxame, Old Occitan eissam, Spanish enjambre, Catalan eixam. Doublet of examen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
essaim m (plural essaims)
- swarm (of bees, insects etc.)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “essaim”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.