Strom

See also: strom, strōm, ström, štrom, and strøm

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stroum, strūm, strām, from Old High German stroum, strōm, from Proto-West Germanic *straum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtʁoːm/
  • Rhymes: -oːm
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Strom m (strong, genitive Stromes or Stroms, plural Ströme)

  1. a large river
  2. stream; current
  3. (physics, uncountable) electric current; electricity
  4. (uncountable) electricity (electric power)

Declension

Declension of Strom [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Strom die Ströme
genitive eines des Stromes, Stroms der Ströme
dative einem dem Strom, Strome1 den Strömen
accusative einen den Strom die Ströme

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Ladin: strom
  • → Kashubian: sztróm
  • → Silesian: sztrōm

Further reading

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtroːm/
  • Rhymes: -oːm
  • Syllabification: Strom

Noun

Strom m (plural Strem)

  1. stream

Further reading

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