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See also: Gram, grâm, grām, gräm, gram., -gram, and 'gram

English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, a small weight, a scruple). Doublet of gramma.

Noun

gram (plural grams)

  1. A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
    Holonyms: kilogram < megagram < gigagram
    Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram < milligram
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Etymology 2

From obsolete Portuguese gram (modern Portuguese grão), from Latin grānum.[1] Doublet of corn, grain, granum, and grao.

Noun

gram (countable and uncountable, plural grams)

  1. 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.
  2. (uncountable) The seeds of these plants.
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Translations

Etymology 3

Diminutive of grandmother.

Noun

gram (plural grams)

  1. (colloquial) Grandmother.

Etymology 4

Noun

gram (plural grams)

  1. (broadcasting, dated) A gramophone recording.

Etymology 5

Clipping of Instagram.

Proper noun

gram

  1. Alternative form of 'gram (Instagram).

Noun

gram (plural grams)

  1. Alternative form of 'gram (Instagram).

Verb

gram (third-person singular simple present grams, present participle gramming, simple past and past participle grammed)

  1. Alternative form of 'gram (Instagram).
Derived terms

Etymology 6

Noun

gram

  1. (US) Misspelling of graham.

See also

etymologically unrelated terms

References

  1. ^ Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary. 1976. pp. 566

Further reading

Anagrams

Albanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *grāma (see Spanish grama) from earlier Latin grāmĭna, plural of grāmen.[1]

Noun

gram m (definite grámi) (uncountable)

  1. couch grass
    Synonyms: krisje, troskë
  2. knotgrass

Etymology 2

Internationalism, compare English gram, Italian grammo.

Noun

gram m (plural grámë, definite grámi, definite plural grámët)

  1. gram (measurement unit)
  2. (figurative) bit, crumb, particle
    Synonyms: thërrime, copëz
Declension
Declension of gram
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gram grami gramë gramët
accusative gramin
dative grami gramit gramëve gramëve
ablative gramësh

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gram”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 121

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
  • gram”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “gram, grâm”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 132

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French gramme.

Noun

gram m (plural grams)

  1. gram (unit of mass)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin grāmen. Previously applied to grasses in general but now restricted to a few specific species.

Noun

gram m (plural grams)

  1. Bermuda grass
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Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

gram m inan

  1. gram (unit)

Declension

Derived terms

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gramr, cognate with the Icelandic gramur (resentful, irritated).

Pronunciation

Adjective

gram

  1. irate
Inflection
Inflection of gram
positive comparative superlative
indefinite 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.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek γραμμά (grammá).

Pronunciation

Noun

gram n (singular definite grammet, plural indefinite gram)

  1. gram (unit of mass)
Inflection
Declension of gram
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gram grammet gram grammene
genitive grams grammets grams grammenes

Dutch

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French gramme, a borrowing from Latin gramma during the French Revolution, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).

Noun

gram n or m (plural grammen, diminutive grammetje n)

  1. gram (unit of mass)
    Coordinate terms: kilo, ton
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Indonesian: gram

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch gram (wrath). The noun sense represents a substantivization of the adjective.

Adjective

gram (comparative grammer, superlative gramst)

  1. (rare) angry, irate
Derived terms

Noun

gram m (uncountable, diminutive grammetje n)

  1. (rare) wrath
    Synonyms: toorn, woede, wrevel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gram, from Old High German gram, from Proto-Germanic *gramaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gram (indeclinable)

  1. angry
    Seit dieser Tat war er ihm auf immer gram.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • gram” in Duden online
  • gram” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch gram, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).

Pronunciation

Noun

gram (plural gram-gram)

  1. gram: a unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g

Further reading

Irish

Etymology

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, a small weight, a scruple).

Pronunciation

Noun

gram m (genitive singular graim, nominative plural graim)

  1. gram (unit of mass)

Declension

Declension of gram (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gram graim
vocative a ghraim a ghrama
genitive graim gram
dative gram graim
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gram na graim
genitive an ghraim na ngram
dative leis an ngram
don ghram
leis na graim

Mutation

Mutated forms of gram
radical lenition eclipsis
gram ghram ngram

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *gram, from Proto-Germanic *gramaz.

Adjective

gram

  1. angry
  2. sad, upset

Inflection

Adjective
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative indefinite gram gramme gram gramme
definite gramme gramme
accusative indefinite grammen gramme gram gramme
definite gramme
genitive indefinite grams grammer grams grammer
definite grams, grammen grams, grammen
dative grammen grammer grammen grammen

Descendants

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English gram, from Proto-Germanic *gramaz; cognate to Old Norse gramr. Related to grim.

Adjective

gram

  1. Angry.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).

Noun

gram n (definite singular grammet, indefinite plural gram, definite plural gramma or grammene)

  1. a gram, unit of weight, symbol g.

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).

Noun

gram n (definite singular grammet, indefinite plural gram, definite plural gramma)

  1. a gram, unit of weight, symbol g.

Derived terms

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gram(i), from Proto-Germanic *gramaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gram

  1. angry, hostile

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: gram

Old Norse

Noun

gram

  1. accusative/dative singular of gramr

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French gramme, a borrowing from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).

Noun

gram m inan

  1. gram (unit of mass)
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gram

  1. first-person singular present indicative of grać

Further reading

  • gram in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gram in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

gram m (plural grãos)

  1. Obsolete spelling of grão.

Descendants

Adjective

gram

  1. Obsolete spelling of grão.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gramme.

Pronunciation

Noun

gram n (plural grame)

  1. gram (unit of mass)

Declension

Declension of gram
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative gram gramul grame gramele
genitive-dative gram gramului grame gramelor
vocative gramule gramelor

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).

Pronunciation

Noun

gram m (plural gramichean)

  1. gram (unit of mass)

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of gram
radical lenition
gram ghram

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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

Noun

grȁm m (Cyrillic spelling гра̏м)

  1. gram (unit)

Declension

Declension of gram
singular plural
nominative grȁm grȁmi
genitive grȁma grȃmā
dative grȁmu grȁmima
accusative grȁm grȁme
vocative grȁme grȁmi
locative grȁmu grȁmima
instrumental grȁmom grȁmima

Swedish

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Pronunciation

Noun

gram n

  1. gram (unit of mass)

Declension

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References

Tatar

Noun

gram

  1. Latin spelling of грам (gram, gram (unit of mass))

Declension

Volapük

Noun

gram (nominative plural grams)

  1. gram

Declension

Declension of gram
singular plural
nominative gram grams
genitive grama gramas
dative grame grames
accusative grami gramis
vocative 1 o gram! o grams!
predicative 2 gramu gramus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only