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:

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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

• Gleichstrom
• Stromer
• Stromkreis
• Stromlinie
• stromlinienförmig
• Strommesser
• Strommessgerät
• Stromschlag
• Stromschnelle
• Stromsperre
• Stromtrasse
• Stromzähler
• verstromen
• Wechselstrom
• Zweistromland

 

Related terms

• strömen
• Strömung

Descendants

• → Kashubian: sztróm
• → Silesian: sztrōm

Further reading

• “Strom” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Strom” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Strom” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Strom” in Duden online
• Strom on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtroːm/

Noun

Strom m (plural Strem)

1. stream

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary