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)

a large river
stream; current
(physics, uncountable) electric current; electricity
(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

Related terms

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)

stream

Further reading

Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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