anagram
- For anagrams in Wiktionary, see Wiktionary:Anagrams
English
Alternative forms
- anagramme (obsolete)
Etymology
Late 16th century, from French anagramme, formed on Greek ἀνά (aná, “up, back”) + γράμμα (grámma, “letter”). Analyzable as ana- (“up, back”) + -gram (“letter”)
Pronunciation
- enPR: ăʹnəgrăm, IPA(key): /ˈæ.nə.ɡɹæm/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: ana‧gram
Noun
anagram (plural anagrams)
- (of words) A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
- The word "silent" is an anagram of "listen".
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase
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Verb
anagram (third-person singular simple present anagrams, present participle anagramming, simple past and past participle anagrammed)
- To form anagrams.
Danish
Declension
Declension of anagram
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | anagram | anagrammet | anagrammer | anagrammerne |
genitive | anagrams | anagrammets | anagrammers | anagrammernes |
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaː.naːˈɣrɑm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ana‧gram
Irish
Etymology
From French anagramme, from Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “up, back”) + γράμμα (grámma, “letter”).
Declension
Declension of anagram
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 | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
anagram | n-anagram | hanagram | t-anagram |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "anagram" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “anagram” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈna.ɡram/
Audio (file)
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anǎɡram/
- Hyphenation: a‧na‧gram
Swedish
Declension
Declension of anagram | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | anagram | anagrammet | anagram | anagrammen |
Genitive | anagrams | anagrammets | anagrams | anagrammens |
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