See also: strom, Strom, ström, and štrom

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Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

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.
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Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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strøm

  1. imperative of strømme

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

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

  1. power, electricity
  2. stream
  3. current (sea current)
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Etymology 2 edit

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strøm

  1. imperative of strømme

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Noun edit

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

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