gram
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɹæm/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æm
- Homophone: graham (GenAm)
Etymology 1
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”), a semantic calque of Latin scripulum (cf. scrupulus), erroneously thought to be derived from scribo (“to write”).
Translations
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Etymology 2
From obsolete Portuguese gram (modern Portuguese grão), from Latin grānum.[1]
Noun
gram (uncountable)
- A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.
- (uncountable) The seeds of these plants.
Derived terms
- Bengal gram
- gram flour
Etymology 3
Diminutive of grandmother
Etymology 4
Old English, akin to grim. See grama.
Adjective
gram (comparative more gram, superlative most gram)
- (obsolete) angry
- Havelok the Dane
- For he knew, the swike dam, / Euerildel God was him gram.
- Havelok the Dane
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹeəm/, /ˈɡɹæm/
References
- Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary. 1976. pp. 566
Further reading
gram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia gram (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Catalan
Further reading
- “gram” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡram]
- Rhymes: -am
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡram/, [ɡ̊ʁɑmˀ]
Inflection
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 terms
- gram i hu
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek γραμμά (grammá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡram/, [ɡ̊ʁɑmˀ]
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑm
- IPA(key): /ɣrɑm/
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch gram (“wrath”).
Etymology 3
Substantivization of the adjective above.
Irish
Etymology
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”), a semantic calque of Latin scripulum (cf. scrupulus), erroneously thought to be derived from scribo (“to write”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠamˠ/
Declension
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 | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gram | ghram | ngram |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *gram, from Proto-Germanic *gramaz.
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: gram
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)
Derived terms
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gramaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡrɑm/
Declension
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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Nominative | gram | gramu, -o | gram |
Accusative | gramne | grame | gram |
Genitive | grames | gramre | grames |
Dative | gramum | gramre | gramum |
Instrumental | grame | gramre | grame |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | grame | grama, -e | gramu, -o |
Accusative | grame | grama, -e | gramu, -o |
Genitive | gramra | gramra | gramra |
Dative | gramum | gramum | gramum |
Instrumental | gramum | gramum | gramum |
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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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 |
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡram/
Audio (file)
Declension
Portuguese
Descendants
- → English: gram
Romanian
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡrâm/
Tatar
Declension
Nominative | gram |
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Genitive | gramnıñ |
Dative | gramga |
Accusative | gramnı |
Locative | gramda |
Ablative | gramnan |