gram
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɹæm/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æm
- Homophone: graham (GenAm)
Etymology 1
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”). Doublet of gramma.
Derived terms
Translations
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Etymology 2
From obsolete Portuguese gram (modern Portuguese grão), from Latin grānum.[1] Doublet of corn, grain, and granum.
Noun
gram (countable and uncountable, plural grams)
- A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.
- 1870, Henry Letheby, On Food, page 22:
- The next class of farinaceous foods are the Pulses, as peas, beans, and lentils of this country, and the dholls and grams of India.
- (uncountable) The seeds of these plants.
Derived terms
Translations
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Etymology 3
Diminutive of grandmother.
Etymology 5
Clipping of Instagram.
References
- Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary. 1976. pp. 566
Further reading
gram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
gram (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Catalan
Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin grāmen. Previously applied to grasses in general but now restricted to a few specific species.
Derived terms
- gram negre
- gramera
- gramós
Further reading
- “gram” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡram]
- Hyphenation: gram
- Rhymes: -am
Declension
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡram/, [ɡ̊ʁɑmˀ]
Inflection
Inflection of gram | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | gram | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | gramt | — | —2 |
Plural | gramme | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | gramme | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Related terms
- gram i hu
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek γραμμά (grammá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡram/, [ɡ̊ʁɑmˀ]
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣrɑm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: gram
- Rhymes: -ɑm
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French gramme, a borrowing from Latin gramma during the French Revolution, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
Noun
Descendants
- → Indonesian: gram
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch gram (“wrath”). The noun sense represents a substantivization of the adjective.
Derived terms
German
Etymology
From Middle High German gram, from Old High German gram, from Proto-Germanic *gramaz.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch gram, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡram]
- Hyphenation: gram
Noun
gram (first-person possessive gramku, second-person possessive grammu, third-person possessive gramnya)
Further reading
- “gram” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Etymology
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠamˠ/
Declension
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gram | ghram | ngram |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gram”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *gram, from Proto-Germanic *gramaz.
Inflection
Adjective | |||||
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Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
Nominative | Indefinite | gram | gramme | gram | gramme |
Definite | gramme | gramme | |||
Accusative | Indefinite | grammen | gramme | gram | gramme |
Definite | gramme | ||||
Genitive | grams | grammer | grams | grammer | |
Dative | grammen | grammer | grammen | grammen |
Descendants
- Dutch: gram
Further reading
- “gram”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “gram (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English gram, from Proto-Germanic *gramaz; cognate to Old Norse gramr. Related to grim.
Adjective
gram
- Angry.
- c. 1300, Havelok the Dane:
- For he knew, the swike dam, / Euerildel God was him gram.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Descendants
- English: gram
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
Derived terms
References
- “gram” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gramaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡrɑm/
Declension
Old Norse
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡram/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -am
- Syllabification: gram
- Homophone: -gram
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French gramme, a borrowing from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Portuguese
Descendants
- → English: gram
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡram/
- Rhymes: -am
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡram/
Derived terms
- cileagram (“kilogram”)
- micreo-gram (“microgram”)
Related terms
- tunna (“tonne”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
gram | ghram |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from French gramme, a borrowing from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡrâm/
Swedish
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Tatar
Declension
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