gram
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”). Doublet of gramma.
NounEdit
gram (plural grams)
- A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
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Etymology 2Edit
From obsolete Portuguese gram (modern Portuguese grão), from Latin grānum.[1] Doublet of grain.
NounEdit
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 termsEdit
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Etymology 3Edit
Diminutive of grandmother.
NounEdit
gram (plural grams)
Etymology 4Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gram (uncountable)
Etymology 5Edit
Clipping of Instagram.
NounEdit
gram (plural grams)
- (colloquial) Alternative form of 'gram
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary. 1976. pp. 566
Further readingEdit
- gram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- gram (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
gram m (plural grams)
- gram (unit of mass)
Etymology 2Edit
From Latin grāmen. Previously applied to grasses in general but now restricted to a few specific species.
NounEdit
gram m (plural grams)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “gram” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gram m inan
- gram (unit)
DeclensionEdit
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DanishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse gramr, cognate with the Icelandic gramur (“resentful, irritated”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
gram
InflectionEdit
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 termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Ancient Greek γραμμά (grammá).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gram n (singular definite grammet, plural indefinite gram)
- gram (unit of mass)
InflectionEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from French gramme, a borrowing from Latin gramma during the French Revolution, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
NounEdit
gram n or m (plural grammen, diminutive grammetje n)
- gram (unit of mass)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Indonesian: gram
See alsoEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Middle Dutch gram (“wrath”).
AdjectiveEdit
gram (comparative grammer, superlative gramst)
Etymology 3Edit
Substantivization of the adjective above.
NounEdit
gram m (uncountable, diminutive grammetje n)
See alsoEdit
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle High German gram, from Old High German gram, from Proto-Germanic *gramaz.
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
AdjectiveEdit
gram (indeclinable)
Further readingEdit
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch gram, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gram (first-person possessive gramku, second-person possessive grammu, third-person possessive gramnya)
Further readingEdit
- “gram” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
IrishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gram m (genitive singular graim, nominative plural graim)
- gram (unit of mass)
DeclensionEdit
MutationEdit
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 readingEdit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gram”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch *gram, from Proto-Germanic *gramaz.
AdjectiveEdit
gram
InflectionEdit
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
DescendantsEdit
- Dutch: gram
Further readingEdit
- “gram”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “gram (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle EnglishEdit
Old English gram, from Proto-Germanic *gramaz; cognate to Old Norse gramr. Related to grim.
AdjectiveEdit
gram
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
NounEdit
gram n (definite singular grammet, indefinite plural gram, definite plural gramma or grammene)
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Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
NounEdit
gram n (definite singular grammet, indefinite plural gram, definite plural gramma)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “gram” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *gramaz.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
gram
DeclensionEdit
Old NorseEdit
NounEdit
gram
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from French gramme, a borrowing from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
NounEdit
gram m inan
- gram (unit of mass)
DeclensionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
VerbEdit
gram
Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
NounEdit
gram m (plural grãos)
- Obsolete spelling of grão
DescendantsEdit
- → English: gram
AdjectiveEdit
gram
- Obsolete spelling of grão
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gram n (plural grame)
- gram (unit of mass)
DeclensionEdit
Scottish GaelicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
gram m (plural gramichean)
- gram (unit of mass)
Derived termsEdit
- cileagram (“kilogram”)
- micreo-gram (“microgram”)
Related termsEdit
- tunna (“tonne”)
MutationEdit
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. |
ReferencesEdit
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French gramme, a borrowing from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
grȁm m (Cyrillic spelling гра̏м)
- gram (unit)
DeclensionEdit
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
audio (file)
NounEdit
gram n
- gram (unit of mass)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of gram | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gram | grammet | gram | grammen |
Genitive | grams | grammets | grams | grammens |
TatarEdit
NounEdit
gram
DeclensionEdit
VolapükEdit
NounEdit
gram (nominative plural grams)