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 grain.
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.
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- (uncountable) The seeds of these plants.
Derived terms
- Bengal gram
- black gram
- gram flour
- green gram
- horse gram
Translations
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Etymology 3
Diminutive of grandmother.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹeəm/, /ˈɡɹæm/
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
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 | |
Common singular | gram | — | —2 |
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).
Descendants
- → Indonesian: gram
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch gram (“wrath”).
Etymology 3
Substantivization of the adjective above.
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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic 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
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
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
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.
- c. 1300, Havelok the Dane:
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
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | gram | gramu, gramo | gram |
Accusative | gramne | grame | gram |
Genitive | grames | gramre | grames |
Dative | gramum | gramre | gramum |
Instrumental | grame | gramre | grame |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | grame | grama, grame | gramu, gramo |
Accusative | grame | grama, grame | gramu, gramo |
Genitive | gramra | gramra | gramra |
Dative | gramum | gramum | gramum |
Instrumental | gramum | gramum | gramum |
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | grama | grame | grame |
Accusative | graman | graman | grame |
Genitive | graman | graman | graman |
Dative | graman | graman | graman |
Instrumental | graman | graman | graman |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | graman | graman | graman |
Accusative | graman | graman | graman |
Genitive | gramra, gramena | gramra, gramena | gramra, gramena |
Dative | gramum | gramum | gramum |
Instrumental | gramum | gramum | gramum |
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. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “gram”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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
Nominative | gram |
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Genitive | gramnıñ |
Dative | gramga |
Accusative | gramnı |
Locative | gramda |
Ablative | gramnan |