gramma

See also: Gramma and -gramma

English

Etymology 1

Noun

gramma (plural grammas)

1. (informal) grandmother

Etymology 2

Noun

gramma (plural grammas)

1. (Australia) A variety of pumpkin, a cultivar of Cucurbita moschata.

   Traditionally Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata have been placed into two groups - pumpkins and grammas respectively.

   • 1941, H. Barnes, Robert Veitch, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock, John Howard Simmonds, The Queensland Agricultural and Pastoral Handbook, Volume 1, page 238,

     Pumpkins and grammas are harvested when mature, usually when the vines have died or been frosted.

   • 1952, Desmond Andrew Herbert, Gardening in Warm Climates, page 151,

     The papaw pumpkin belongs to a different species (C. moschata) and is classed as a gramma.

   • 1983, Margaret Fulton, Encyclopedia of Food and Cookery: The Complete Kitchen Companion from A to Z, Revised 2005, Republished 2009, page 493,

     Gramma, or bugle, pumpkin is the variety traditionally used for pumpkin pie, but if it is not available, use butternut instead.

Synonyms

• (Cucurbita moschata cultivar): bugle pumpkin, butternut squash, papaw pumpkin

Anagrams

• Margam

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Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma). See gram for more.

Noun

gramma

1. gram

Declension

Inflection of gramma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		gramma	grammat
genitive		gramman	grammojen
partitive		grammaa	grammoja
illative		grammaan	grammoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		gramma	grammat
accusative	nom.	gramma	grammat
	gen.	gramman
genitive		gramman	grammojen grammain rare
partitive		grammaa	grammoja
inessive		grammassa	grammoissa
elative		grammasta	grammoista
illative		grammaan	grammoihin
adessive		grammalla	grammoilla
ablative		grammalta	grammoilta
allative		grammalle	grammoille
essive		grammana	grammoina
translative		grammaksi	grammoiksi
abessive		grammatta	grammoitta
instructive		—	grammoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of gramma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative grammani grammani accusative nom. grammani grammani gen. grammani genitive grammani grammojeni grammaini rare partitive grammaani grammojani inessive grammassani grammoissani elative grammastani grammoistani illative grammaani grammoihini adessive grammallani grammoillani ablative grammaltani grammoiltani allative grammalleni grammoilleni essive grammanani grammoinani translative grammakseni grammoikseni abessive grammattani grammoittani instructive — — comitative — grammoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative grammasi grammasi accusative nom. grammasi grammasi gen. grammasi genitive grammasi grammojesi grammaisi rare partitive grammaasi grammojasi inessive grammassasi grammoissasi elative grammastasi grammoistasi illative grammaasi grammoihisi adessive grammallasi grammoillasi ablative grammaltasi grammoiltasi allative grammallesi grammoillesi essive grammanasi grammoinasi translative grammaksesi grammoiksesi abessive grammattasi grammoittasi instructive — — comitative — grammoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative grammamme grammamme accusative nom. grammamme grammamme gen. grammamme genitive grammamme grammojemme grammaimme rare partitive grammaamme grammojamme inessive grammassamme grammoissamme elative grammastamme grammoistamme illative grammaamme grammoihimme adessive grammallamme grammoillamme ablative grammaltamme grammoiltamme allative grammallemme grammoillemme essive grammanamme grammoinamme translative grammaksemme grammoiksemme abessive grammattamme grammoittamme instructive — — comitative — grammoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative grammanne grammanne accusative nom. grammanne grammanne gen. grammanne genitive grammanne grammojenne grammainne rare partitive grammaanne grammojanne inessive grammassanne grammoissanne elative grammastanne grammoistanne illative grammaanne grammoihinne adessive grammallanne grammoillanne ablative grammaltanne grammoiltanne allative grammallenne grammoillenne essive grammananne grammoinanne translative grammaksenne grammoiksenne abessive grammattanne grammoittanne instructive — — comitative — grammoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative grammansa grammansa accusative nom. grammansa grammansa gen. grammansa genitive grammansa grammojensa grammainsa rare partitive grammaansa grammojaan grammojansa inessive grammassaan grammassansa grammoissaan grammoissansa elative grammastaan grammastansa grammoistaan grammoistansa illative grammaansa grammoihinsa adessive grammallaan grammallansa grammoillaan grammoillansa ablative grammaltaan grammaltansa grammoiltaan grammoiltansa allative grammalleen grammallensa grammoilleen grammoillensa essive grammanaan grammanansa grammoinaan grammoinansa translative grammakseen grammaksensa grammoikseen grammoiksensa abessive grammattaan grammattansa grammoittaan grammoittansa instructive — — comitative — grammoineen grammoinensa

Related terms

• kilogramma
• mikrogramma
• milligramma

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Icelandic

Noun

1. indefinite genitive plural of gramm

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Interlingua

Noun

gramma (plural grammas)

1. gramme, gram

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Italian

Noun

gramma m (plural grammi)

1. gram (Variant of: grammo)

Related terms

• -gramma

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡram.ma/, [ˈɡrämːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡram.ma/, [ˈɡrämːä]

Noun

gramma n (genitive grammatis); third declension

1. gram (unit of mass)

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gramma	grammata
Genitive	grammatis	grammatum
Dative	grammatī	grammatibus
Accusative	gramma	grammata
Ablative	grammate	grammatibus
Vocative	gramma	grammata

References

• “gramma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• gramma in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• gramma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• gramma in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• grammene

Noun

gramma n

1. definite plural of gram

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gramma n

1. definite plural of gram