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
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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 uncommon, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “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
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