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.
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.
- 1870, Henry Letheby, On Food (page 22)
- (uncountable) The seeds of these plants.
Derived terms
- Bengal gram
- gram flour
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
- gramera
- gram negre
- 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. |
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
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
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 |