dram
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Old French dragme < Late Latin dragma < Ancient Greek δραχμή (drachmē), “‘unit of weight, a handful’”) < δράσσομαι (drassomai), “‘I hold, seize’”).
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- Rhymes: -æm
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dram (plural drams)
- a unit of weight avoirdupois
- a minute quantity; a mite.
- a small quantity of an alcoholic drink.
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[edit] Etymology 2
From Armenian դրամ (dram) < Middle Persian dram < Ancient Greek δραχμή (drachmē), “‘unit of weight, a handful’”) < δράσσομαι (drassomai), “‘I hold, seize’”).
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dram (plural drams)
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currency unit of Armenia
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[edit] Etymology
From drachme (“‘old unit of measurement, about 3.7 g’”), from Late Latin dragma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drachmē), “‘unit of weight, a handful’”)
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dram c. (singular definite drammen, plural indefinite dramme or drammer)
- dram (a small quantity of an alcoholic drink)
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Inflection of “dram”
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | dram | drammen | dramme drammer |
drammene drammerne |
| genitive | drams | drammens | drammes drammers |
drammenes drammernes |
Categories: Old French derivations | Late Latin derivations | Ancient Greek derivations | English nouns | Armenian derivations | Middle Persian derivations | Entries which need Pahlavi script | hy:Money | Units of measure | da:Late Latin derivations | da:Ancient Greek derivations | Danish nouns | da:Food and drink
