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)
- A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
Derived terms
- attogram
- centimeter-gram-second
- Christogram
- connectogram
- corrgram
- erythrogram
- exagram
- femtogram
- gigagram
- gram atom
- gram calorie
- gram degree
- gram equivalent
- grammage
- gram-molecular weight
- gram molecule
- hectokilogram
- kinetogram
- megagram
- metergram
- multigram
- myriagram
- petagram
- picogram
- quectogram
- quettagram
- ronnagram
- rontogram
- stereogram
- subgram
- syllectogram
- teragram
- yoctogram
- yottagram
- zeptogram
- zettagram
Translations
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See also
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)
- 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.
- (uncountable) The seeds of these plants.
Derived terms
Translations
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Etymology 3
Diminutive of grandmother.
Noun
gram (plural grams)
- (colloquial) Grandmother.
Etymology 4
Noun
gram (plural grams)
- (broadcasting, dated) A gramophone recording.
Etymology 5
Clipping of Instagram.
Proper noun
gram
- Alternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)
- 2020, Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks, “BALD!”, performed by JPEGMAFIA, Tiny Lil God Publishing, ISWC T9325823390:
- Keep my business off the gram / Switch my style like I switch hands / Going to war, on foreign land / Fuck out the way bitch back it up / Shit better get played in a palace
Noun
gram (plural grams)
- Alternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)
Verb
gram (third-person singular simple present grams, present participle gramming, simple past and past participle grammed)
- Alternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)
Derived terms
Etymology 6
Noun
gram
See also
References
- ^ Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary. 1976. pp. 566
Further reading
- gram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- gram (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Albanian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾam/
- Rhymes: -am
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *grāma (see Spanish grama) from earlier Latin grāmĭna, plural of grāmen.[1]
Noun
gram m (definite grámi) (uncountable)
- couch grass
- Synonyms: krisje, troskë
- knotgrass
Etymology 2
Internationalism, compare English gram, Italian grammo.
Noun
gram m (plural grámë, definite grámi, definite plural grámët)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gram | grami | gramë | gramët |
accusative | gramin | |||
dative | grami | gramit | gramëve | gramëve |
ablative | gramësh |
References
- ^ 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][1], 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
Noun
gram m (plural grams)
- 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)
Derived terms
- gram negre
- gramera
- gramós
Further reading
- “gram”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡram]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: gram
- Rhymes: -am
Noun
gram m inan
- gram (unit)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “gram”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “gram”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse gramr, cognate with the Icelandic gramur (“resentful, irritated”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡram/, [ɡ̊ʁɑmˀ]
Adjective
gram
Inflection
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.
Related terms
- gram i hu
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek γραμμά (grammá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡram/, [ɡ̊ʁɑmˀ]
Noun
gram n (singular definite grammet, plural indefinite gram)
- gram (unit of mass)
Inflection
neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gram | grammet | gram | grammene |
genitive | grams | grammets | grams | grammenes |
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).
Noun
gram n or m (plural grammen, diminutive grammetje n)
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)
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
gram m (uncountable, diminutive grammetje n)
German
Etymology
From Middle High German gram, from Old High German gram, from Proto-Germanic *gramaz.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
gram (indeclinable)
- angry
- Seit dieser Tat war er ihm auf immer gram.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
Further reading
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch gram, from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡram]
- Hyphenation: gram
Noun
gram (plural gram-gram)
Further reading
- “gram” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Etymology
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠamˠ/
Noun
gram m (genitive singular graim, nominative plural graim)
- gram (unit of mass)
Declension
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Mutation
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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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
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gram”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *gram, from Proto-Germanic *gramaz.
Adjective
gram
Inflection
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
- 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
From 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.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
Noun
gram n (definite singular grammet, indefinite plural gram, definite plural gramma or grammene)
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
Noun
gram n (definite singular grammet, indefinite plural gram, definite plural gramma)
Derived terms
References
- “gram” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gram(i), from Proto-Germanic *gramaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡrɑm/
Adjective
gram
Declension
Descendants
- Middle English: gram
Old Norse
Noun
gram
- accusative/dative singular of gramr
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡram/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -am
- Syllabification: gram
- Homophone: -gram
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French gramme, a borrowing from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma).
Noun
gram m inan
- gram (unit of mass)
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
gram
- 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)
- obsolete spelling of grão
Descendants
- → English: gram
Adjective
gram
- obsolete spelling of grão
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡram/
- Rhymes: -am
Noun
gram n (plural grame)
- gram (unit of mass)
Declension
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
- IPA(key): /ɡram/
Noun
gram m (plural gramichean)
- gram (unit of mass)
Derived terms
- cileagram (“kilogram”)
- micreo-gram (“microgram”)
Related terms
- tunna (“tonne”)
Mutation
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][2], 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/
Noun
grȁm m inan (Cyrillic spelling гра̏м)
- gram (unit)
Declension
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
Audio: (file)
Noun
gram n
- gram (unit of mass)
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | gram | grams |
definite | grammet | grammets | |
plural | indefinite | gram | grams |
definite | grammen | grammens |
See also
References
- gram in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gram in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gram in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Tatar
Noun
gram
Declension
Nominative | gram |
---|---|
Genitive | gramnıñ |
Dative | gramga |
Accusative | gramnı |
Locative | gramda |
Ablative | gramnan |
Volapük
Noun
gram (nominative plural grams)