Gram

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

English

Proper noun

Gram

  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Denmark.
  3. (US) A male given name Alternative form of Graham.

Proper noun

the Gram

  1. (informal) Clipping of Instagram.
    • 2015, Meesha Mink, All Hail the Queen: An Urban Tale, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 95:
      Very good,” the store owner said, eyeing the slits on the side of the dress that exposed Naeema's cinnamon brown skin. “Makeup?” she asked. “Do it for the Gram!” the woman said holding up a cell phone. Naeema held up one finger, blocking ...

Alternative forms

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gram (“displeasure, anger”), from Old High German *gramo, from Proto-Germanic *gramô (“anger”). Cognate with English grame. Akin also to Old Norse gramr (“wroth”) (whence the name of the sword), French and English chagrin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁaːm/
  • Rhymes: -aːm
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Gram m (strong, genitive Grames or Grams, no plural)

  1. grief
    Nach dem Tode seiner Geliebten raffte ihn der Gram bald hinweg.
    After the death of his beloved, grief soon killed him.
    Vielleicht ist sie gestorben aus Gram über den Verlust ihres einzigen Kindes.
    Perhaps she died of grief over the loss of her only child.

Declension

Declension of Gram [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Gram
genitive eines des Grames, Grams
dative einem dem Gram, Grame1
accusative einen den Gram

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Gram n (proper noun, strong, genitive Grams)

  2. (Norse mythology) A magical sword that Sigurd used to kill the dragon Fafnir.
    Synonyms: Balmung, Nothung

Further reading

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