Strom

See also: strom, ström, štrom, and strøm

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stroum, strūm, strām, from Old High German stroum, strōm, from Proto-Germanic *straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European *srowmos, from *srew- (“to flow”). Compare Low German Stroom, Dutch stroom, English stream, Danish strøm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃtʁoːm/
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Rhymes: -oːm

Noun

Strom m (genitive Stroms or Stromes, plural Ströme)

stream (small river)
stream; current
(physics, uncountable) electric current; electricity
(uncountable) electricity (electric power)
A small river.

Declension

Declension of Strom

	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 uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

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Further reading

Strom in Duden online

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