strøm
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
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)
- (electricity) current
- flow, stream, spate
- Strømmen er stærkere længere opstrøms.
- The current is stronger further upstream.
- Strømmen er stærkere længere opstrøms.
- (of an electrical appliance, in non-technical contexts) energy
- Min telefon er løbet tør for strøm.
- My phone is out of power.
- Min telefon er løbet tør for strøm.
Inflection edit
Declension of strøm
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | strøm | strømmen | strømme | strømmene |
genitive | strøms | strømmens | strømmes | strømmenes |
Synonyms edit
- el (electricity)
- elektricitet (electricity)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
strøm
See also edit
- strøm on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
References edit
- “strøm” in Den Danske Ordbog
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)
- power, electricity
- stream
- current (sea current)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- strømme (verb)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
strøm
See also edit
- straum (Nynorsk)
References edit
- “strøm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
strøm m (definite singular strømmen, indefinite plural strømmar, definite plural strømmane)