stroom

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) a flow, current or flush, as of moving water or other liquid
2. (masculine) a major river, especially one leading to the sea or ocean
3. (masculine) a smaller stream
4. (masculine) an electrical current
5. (broadly,masculine) electricity

Verb

1. (first-person,form-of,indicative,present,singular) inflection of stromen:
2. (form-of,indicative,present,second-person,singular) inflection of stromen:
3. (form-of,imperative) inflection of stromen:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stroːm/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch strôom, from Old Dutch *strōm, from Proto-West Germanic *straum, from Proto-Germanic *straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow”).

Sentences

Er loopt pas stroom als het circuit volledig gesloten is .

There is only power when the circuit is completely closed.

De stroom is uitgevallen nadat de zekering is gesprongen .

The power has failed after the fuse has blown.