Sturm

See also: sturm, stürm, and šturm

German

Etymology

From Old High German sturm (“storm”), from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-, *(s)tur- (“to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around”). Compare Luxembourgish Stuerm, Low German Storm, Dutch storm, English storm, Danish storm, Icelandic stormur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtʊʁm/

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Noun

Sturm m (genitive Sturms or Sturmes, plural Stürme)

1. A strong, blustery wind; gust; gale; squall
2. Storm, tempest
3. (military) Storm, rush, attack

Usage notes

• Unlike English storm, the German word is not associated with rainfall. A Sturm may, of course, be accompanied by rainfall, but the word as such refers only to strong winds.

Declension

Declension of Sturm

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sturm	die	Stürme
genitive	eines	des	Sturmes, Sturms	der	Stürme
dative	einem	dem	Sturm, Sturme1	den	Stürmen
accusative	einen	den	Sturm	die	Stürme

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

• Bildersturm
• Donnersturm
• Eissturm
• Gewittersturm
• im Sturm erobern
• Laubsturm
• Sandsturm
• Schneesturm
• Sonnensturm
• Staubsturm
• Stürmer
• Sturm im Wasserglas
• stürmisch
• Sturm und Drang
• Wirbelsturm

 

Descendants

• Polish: szturm
• Russian: штурм (šturm)
• Serbo-Croatian štȕrm