Danish

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) energy

   Min telefon er løbet tør for strøm.

   My phone is out of power.

Synonyms

• el (electricity)
• elektricitet (electricity)

Inflection

Etymology 2

See strømme ‎(“to flow, pour, stream”).

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. stream
3. current

Related terms

• strømme (verb)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

strøm

1. imperative of strømme

References

• “strøm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.