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

English

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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gram (plural grams)

  1. A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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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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Etymology 3

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Diminutive of grandmother.

Noun

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gram (plural grams)

  1. (colloquial) Grandmother.

Etymology 4

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Noun

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gram (plural grams)

  1. (broadcasting, dated) A gramophone recording.

Etymology 5

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Clipping of Instagram.

Proper noun

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gram

  1. Alternative form of 'gram (Instagram).

Noun

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gram (plural grams)

  1. Alternative form of 'gram (Instagram).

Verb

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

  1. Alternative form of 'gram (Instagram).
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Etymology 6

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Noun

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gram

  1. (US) Misspelling of graham.

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etymologically unrelated terms

References

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

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Anagrams

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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gram m (definite grámi) (botany, uncountable)

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

Etymology 2

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Internationalism, compare English gram, Italian grammo.

Noun

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

  1. gram (measurement unit)
  2. (figurative) bit, crumb, particle
    Synonyms: thërrime, copëz
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References

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

Further reading

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  • “gram”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French gramme.

Noun

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gram m (plural grams)

  1. gram (unit of mass)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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gram m (plural grams)

  1. Bermuda grass
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Czech

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡram]
  • Hyphenation: gram
  • Rhymes: -am

Noun

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gram m inan

  1. gram (unit)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Danish

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡram/, [ɡ̊ʁɑmˀ]

Adjective

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gram

  1. irate
Inflection
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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.

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Etymology 2

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From Ancient Greek γραμμά (grammá).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡram/, [ɡ̊ʁɑmˀ]

Noun

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gram n (singular definite grammet, plural indefinite gram)

  1. gram (unit of mass)
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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

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

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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gram (comparative grammer, superlative gramst)

  1. (rare) angry, irate
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Noun

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gram m (uncountable, diminutive grammetje n)

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

German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gram (indeclinable)

  1. angry

Further reading

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

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡram]
  • Hyphenation: gram

Noun

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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.

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Irish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gram m (genitive singular graim, nominative plural graim)

  1. gram (unit of mass)

Declension

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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

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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.

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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gram

  1. angry
  2. sad, upset

Inflection

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Adjective
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
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

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Middle English

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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gram

  1. Angry.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *gramaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gram

  1. angry, hostile

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Old Norse

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Noun

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gram

  1. accusative/dative singular of gramr

Polish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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gram m inan

  1. gram (unit of mass)
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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gram

  1. first-person singular present indicative of grać

Further reading

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

Portuguese

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Noun

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gram m (plural grãos)

  1. Obsolete spelling of grão.

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Adjective

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gram

  1. Obsolete spelling of grão.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French gramme.

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Noun

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gram n (plural grame)

  1. gram (unit of mass)

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

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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gram m (plural gramichean)

  1. gram (unit of mass)

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Mutation

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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

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  • 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

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Etymology

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

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grȁm m (Cyrillic spelling гра̏м)

  1. gram (unit)

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gram n

  1. gram (unit of mass)

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Tatar

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Noun

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gram

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

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Volapük

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Noun

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gram (nominative plural grams)

  1. gram

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