FromOld Norsestraumr(“stream”), fromProto-Germanic*straumaz, cognate withEnglishstream andGermanStrom. The Germanic word goes back toProto-Indo-European*srew-(“to flow”), cf.Ancient Greekῥέω(rhéō) andSanskritस्रवति(srávati).
strøm c (singular definitestrømmen,plural indefinitestrømme)
| common gender | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | strøm | strømmen | strømme | strømmene |
| genitive | strøms | strømmens | strømmes | strømmenes |
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
strøm
FromDanishstrøm, fromOld Norsestraumr, fromProto-Germanic*straumaz, fromProto-Indo-European*srowmos, from*srew-(“to flow”).
strøm m (definite singularstrømmen,indefinite pluralstrømmer,definite pluralstrømmene)
strøm
strøm m (definite singularstrømmen,indefinite pluralstrømmar,definite pluralstrømmane)