грам

See also: ґрам

East Circassian

Etymology

An internationalism; borrowed from Russian грамм (gramm) in the Caucasus, and from Turkish gram or Arabic غرام (ghrām) in the diaspora, ultimately from French gramme. Also see West Circassian грам (ɣram).

Noun

грам • (ɣram)

1. gram.

Belarusian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɣram]

Noun

грам • (hram) m inan (genitive гра́ма, nominative plural гра́мы, genitive plural гра́маў)

1. gram

Declension

Declension of грам (inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	грам hram	гра́мы hrámy
genitive	гра́ма hráma	гра́маў hrámaw
dative	гра́му hrámu	гра́мам hrámam
accusative	грам hram	гра́мы hrámy
instrumental	гра́мам hrámam	гра́мамі hrámami
locative	гра́ме hrámje	гра́мах hrámax
count form	—	гра́мы1 hrámy1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Further reading

• “грам” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gramm and Russian грамм (gramm), from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡram]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -am

Noun

грам • (gram) m (diminutive гра́мче)

1. gram, gramme (unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: г (g) or g.)

   За то́зи кекс са ну́жни 220 гра́ма брашно́.

   Za tózi keks sa núžni dvésta i dvájset gráma brašnó.

   For this cake, we're going to need 220 grams of flour.

   И́ма 1000 гра́ма в еди́н килогра́м.

   Íma hiljáda gráma v edín kilográm.

   There are 1000 grams in a kilogram.

2. (figurative, often in the negative) a whit, a speck (a tiny amount of something)

   Near-synonym: въобще́ (văobšté)

   ни грам ― ni gram ― not a whit

   ни́то (и) грам ― níto (i) gram ― not (even) a whit

   Ня́мам ни грам съчу́вствие за не́го.

   Njámam ni gram săčúvstvie za négo.

   I haven't the slightest speck of sympathy for him.

3. weight (a standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object)

   Гра́мове се по́лзват в съчета́ние с везни́ или канта́р за преме́рване на тегло́то на дру́ги предме́ти.

   Grámove se pólzvat v săčetánie s vezní ili kantár za premérvane na teglóto na drúgi predméti.

   Weights are used in combination with scales for measuring the weight of other objects.

Declension

Declension of грам

	singular	plural
indefinite	грам gram	гра́мове grámove
definite (subject form)	гра́мът grámăt	гра́мовете grámovete
definite (object form)	гра́ма gráma
count form	—	гра́ма gráma

References

• “грам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “грам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “грам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 272

Macedonian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡram]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

грам • (gram) m

1. gram

Declension

Declension of грам

	singular	plural
indefinite	грам (gram)	грамови (gramovi)
definite unspecified	грамот (gramot)	грамовите (gramovite)
definite proximal	грамов (gramov)	грамовиве (gramovive)
definite distal	грамон (gramon)	грамовине (gramovine)
vocative	граму (gramu)	грамови (gramovi)
count form	—	грама (grama)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrâm/

Noun

гра̏м m inan (Latin spelling grȁm)

1. gram (unit)

Declension

Declension of грам

	singular	plural
nominative	гра̏м	гра̏ми
genitive	гра̏ма	гра̑ма̄
dative	гра̏му	гра̏мима
accusative	гра̏м	гра̏ме
vocative	гра̏ме	гра̏ми
locative	гра̏му	гра̏мима
instrumental	гра̏мом	гра̏мима

Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦram]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

грам • (hram) m inan (genitive гра́ма, nominative plural гра́ми, genitive plural гра́мів)

1. gram

Declension

Declension of грам
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	грам hram	гра́ми hrámy
genitive	гра́ма hráma	гра́мів hrámiv
dative	гра́мові, гра́му hrámovi, hrámu	гра́мам hrámam
accusative	грам hram	гра́ми hrámy
instrumental	гра́мом hrámom	гра́мами hrámamy
locative	гра́мі hrámi	гра́мах hrámax
vocative	гра́ме hráme	гра́ми hrámy

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “грам”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “грам”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]
• “грам”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[2]

West Circassian

Etymology

An internationalism; borrowed from Russian грамм (gramm) in the Caucasus, and from Turkish gram or Arabic غرام (ghrām) in the diaspora, ultimately from French gramme. Also see East Circassian грам (ɣram).

Noun

грам • (ɣram)

1. gram.