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

gram (plural grams)

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

unit of mass

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

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.

A leguminous plant

Diminutive of grandmother.

gram (plural grams)

  1. (colloquial) Grandmother.

gram (plural grams)

  1. (broadcasting, dated) A gramophone recording.

Clipping of Instagram.

gram

  1. Alternative form of 'gram (Instagram).

gram (plural grams)

  1. Alternative form of 'gram (Instagram).

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

  1. Alternative form of 'gram (Instagram).

gram

  1. (US) Misspelling of graham.
  1. ^ Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary. 1976. pp. 566

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

gram m (definite grámi) (botany, uncountable)

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

Internationalism, compare English gram, Italian grammo.

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

  1. gram (measurement unit)
  2. (figurative) bit, crumb, particle
    Synonyms: thërrime, copëz
  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gram”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 121
  • “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

Borrowed from French gramme.

gram m (plural grams)

  1. gram (unit of mass)

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

gram m (plural grams)

  1. Bermuda grass
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡram]
  • Hyphenation: gram
  • Rhymes: -am

gram m inan

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

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

  • IPA(key): /ɡram/, [ɡ̊ʁɑmˀ]

gram

  1. irate
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.

From Ancient Greek γραμμά (grammá).

  • IPA(key): /ɡram/, [ɡ̊ʁɑmˀ]

gram n (singular definite grammet, plural indefinite gram)

  1. gram (unit of mass)

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

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

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

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

gram (comparative grammer, superlative gramst)

  1. (rare) angry, irate

gram m (uncountable, diminutive grammetje n)

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

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

gram (indeclinable)

  1. angry
  • gram” in Duden online
  • gram” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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

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

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.

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

gram m (genitive singular graim, nominative plural graim)

  1. gram (unit of mass)
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.

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

gram

  1. angry
  2. sad, upset
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

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

gram

  1. Angry.
    • c. 1300, Havelok the Dane:

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

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

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

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

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

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

From Proto-Germanic *gramaz.

gram

  1. angry, hostile

Declension of gram — Strong

Declension of gram — Weak

gram

  1. accusative/dative singular of gramr

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

gram m inan

  1. gram (unit of mass)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

gram

  1. first-person singular present indicative of grać
  • gram in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gram in Polish dictionaries at PWN

gram m (plural grãos)

  1. Obsolete spelling of grão.

gram

  1. Obsolete spelling of grão.

Borrowed from French gramme.

gram n (plural grame)

  1. gram (unit of mass)

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

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

gram m (plural gramichean)

  1. gram (unit of mass)
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.
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “gram”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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

grȁm m (Cyrillic spelling гра̏м)

  1. gram (unit)

gram n

  1. gram (unit of mass)
Declension of gram 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gram grammet gram grammen
Genitive grams grammets grams grammens

gram

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

gram (nominative plural grams)

  1. gram