struum

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North Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /struːm/

Noun[edit]

struum m (plural struumer)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) river, stream
  2. (Föhr-Amrum) electricity
    a struum ufschalte/ufdrei
    to turn off the electricity