stroom
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch strôom, from Old Dutch *strōm, from Proto-West Germanic *straum, from Proto-Germanic *straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”).
Noun
stroom m (plural stromen, diminutive stroompje n)
- a flow, current or flush, as of moving water or other liquid
- a major river, especially one leading to the sea or ocean
- Antwerpen, stad aan de stroom — Antwerp, city on the river Scheldt
- a smaller stream
- Synonym: beek
- an electrical current
- (by extension, used absolutely) electricity
- Synonym: elektriciteit
Derived terms
Derived terms
electric current
Descendants
- Berbice Creole Dutch: strom
- Negerhollands: stroom, strom
- → Aukan: sitolomu
- → Caribbean Javanese: setrum
- → Indonesian: setrum
- → Papiamentu: strom, stroom
- → Indonesian: arus (semantic loan)
See also
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
stroom
- inflection of stromen:
Anagrams
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *strōm, from Proto-West Germanic *straum.
Noun
strôom m or n
- A stream.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “stroom”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “stroom”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN