English → Latin
“swarm” in Latin
exāmenswarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a consideration, an examiningvolōto wish, to please; to want; to mean, to intendturbaturmoil, disorder, stir, disturbance, tumult, uproar, hubbub, commotion, trouble, confusion, disarray, brawl; mob, crowdapisbee (insect of the clade Anthophila)exāminōto weigh or consider; to examineaffluōto flow, run or float to, towards or in; to come to in haste; run, hasten or flock to or towards; to flow with somethingabundōto overflow, flow over or down; to abound or overflow in; to exceed (in)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
swarm s.
apum pullities (Col., of bees): examen (apum, Cic.; also, of other things): vis, turba (great number).
swarm v.
examina condere (Verg.): examinare (Col., of bees): affluere: abundare (to abound): to sward about anybody, circumvolitare aliquem.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for swarm?
- The usual Latin words for “swarm” are exāmen, volō, turba; also apis, exāminō, affluō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.