struum

North Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian strām, from Proto-West Germanic *straum. Cognates include West Frisian stream, Sylt North Frisian Stroom.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /struːm/

Noun

struum m (plural struumer)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) river, stream
2. (Föhr-Amrum) electricity

   a struum ufschalte/ufdrei

   to turn off the electricity