strøm

See also: strom, Strom, ström, and štrom

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstχœmˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse straumr (“stream”), from Proto-Germanic *straumaz, cognate with English stream and German Strom. The Germanic word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”), cf. Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō) and Sanskrit स्रवति (srávati).

Noun

strøm c (singular definite strømmen, plural indefinite strømme)

1. (electricity) current
2. flow, stream, spate

   Strømmen er stærkere længere opstrøms.

   The current is stronger further upstream.

3. (of an electrical appliance, in non-technical contexts) energy

   Min telefon er løbet tør for strøm.

   My phone is out of power.

Inflection

Declension of strøm

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	strøm	strømmen	strømme	strømmene
genitive	strøms	strømmens	strømmes	strømmenes

Synonyms

• el (electricity)
• elektricitet (electricity)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

strøm

1. imperative of strømme

See also

• strøm on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

References

• “strøm” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse straumr (“stream”), from Proto-Germanic *straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European *srowmos, from *srew- (“to flow”).

Noun

strøm m (definite singular strømmen, indefinite plural strømmer, definite plural strømmene)

1. power, electricity
2. Strømmen gikk!

   The power went out!

3. stream
4. current (sea current)

Derived terms

• blodstrøm
• Golfstrømmen
• havstrøm
• jetstrøm
• lavastrøm
• likestrøm
• luftstrøm
• nedstrøms
• oppstrøms
• strømavtaker
• strømbrudd
• strømforbruk
• strømkabel
• strømledning
• strømløs
• strømmåler
• strømning
• strømstyrke
• strømtilførsel
• tidevannsstrøm
• vekselstrøm

 

Related terms

• strømme (verb)

Etymology 2

Verb

strøm

1. imperative of strømme

See also

• straum (Nynorsk)

References

• “strøm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

strøm m (definite singular strømmen, indefinite plural strømmar, definite plural strømmane)

1. Alternative form of straum; (pre-2012) alternative form of straum