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

English

Alternative forms

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.
Derived terms
Translations

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Etymology 2

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

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.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 3

Diminutive of grandmother.

Noun

gram (plural grams)

  1. (colloquial) Grandmother.

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹeəm/, /ˈɡɹæm/

Noun

gram (uncountable)

  1. (US) Misspelling of graham.

Etymology 5

Clipping of Instagram.

Noun

gram (plural grams)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of 'gram

See also

etymologically unrelated terms

References

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

Further reading

Anagrams

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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Further reading

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

gram m inan

  1. gram (unit)

Declension

Declension of gram (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative gram gramy
genitive gramu gramů
dative gramu gramům
accusative gram gramy
vocative grame gramy
locative gramu gramech
instrumental gramem gramy

Derived terms

Further reading

  • gram in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • gram in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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
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.
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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

Further reading

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

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

gram (first-person possessive gramku, second-person possessive grammu, third-person possessive gramnya)

  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:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gram graim
Vocative a ghraim a ghrama
Genitive graim gram
Dative gram graim

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an gram na graim
Genitive an ghraim na ngram
Dative leis an ngram

don ghram

leis na graim

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Adjective

gram

  1. angry
  2. sad, upset

Inflection

Adjective
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

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology

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

Adjective

gram

  1. Angry.

Descendants

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

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

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

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-Germanic *gramaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gram

  1. angry, hostile

Declension

Declension of gram — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
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
Declension of gram — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
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

Descendants

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
Declension of gram
singular plural
nominative gram gramy
genitive grama gramów
dative gramowi gramom
accusative gram gramy
instrumental gramem gramami
locative gramie gramach
vocative gramie gramy

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 articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) gram gramul (niște) grame gramele
genitive/dative (unui) gram gramului (unor) 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

Related terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
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

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

Pronunciation

Noun

gram n

  1. gram (unit of mass)

Declension

Declension of gram 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gram grammet gram grammen
Genitive grams grammets grams grammens

Tatar

Noun

gram

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

Declension

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declension of gram
singular plural
nominative gram gram
genitive gram gram
dative gram gram
accusative gram gram
locative gram gram
ablative gram gram

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
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