different between liter vs gram

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?li.t?/, [?li.??]
  • Homophone: leader
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?li?.t?/
• Rhymes: -i?t?(?)
• Hyphenation: li?ter

Noun

liter (plural liters)

1. (American spelling) Alternative form of litre, one cubic decimeter.

Translations

Anagrams

• litre, relit, tiler, triel

Danish

Noun

liter c (definite singular literen, indefinite plural liter, definite plural literne)

1. a litre, or liter (US) (SI unit for measurement of volume)

Derived terms

• centiliter
• milliliter

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French litre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?li.t?r/
• Hyphenation: li?ter
• Rhymes: -it?r

Noun

liter m (plural liters, diminutive litertje n)

1. litre

Derived terms

• centiliter
• decaliter
• deciliter
• hectoliter
• milliliter

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: liter

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?lit?r]
• Hyphenation: li?ter
• Rhymes: -?r

Noun

liter (plural literek)

1. litre (unit of fluid measure)

Declension

Derived terms

• deciliter
• milliliter

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch liter, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek ????? (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?lit?r]
• Hyphenation: li?têr

Noun

liter (first-person possessive literku, second-person possessive litermu, third-person possessive liternya)

1. liter, litre: the metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbols: l, L, ?.

Derived terms

Further reading

• “liter” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Ladin

Verb

liter

1. To vote

Conjugation

• Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Latin

Verb

liter

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of lit?

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French litre, Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek ????? (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”).

Noun

liter m (definite singular literen, indefinite plural liter, definite plural literne)

1. a litre (UK) or liter (US)

Derived terms

References

• “liter” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From French litre, Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek ????? (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?li?t?r/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

liter m (definite singular literen, indefinite plural liter, definite plural literane or litrane)

1. a litre (UK) or liter (US)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

liter

1. (non-standard since 2012) present tense of lite

Etymology 3

Noun

lìter m

1. (non-standard since 1917) indefinite plural of lìt

References

• “liter” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin littera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l??it?er/

Noun

liter f

1. letter of the alphabet
2. (in plural) act of writing, (Christianity) written law
3. letter, epistle, dispatch
4. (in plural) books, histories

Inflection

Derived terms

• literda (“literary, literal”)

Descendants

• Irish: litir
• Manx: lettyr
• Scottish Gaelic: litir

Mutation

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “liter”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lit?r/

Noun

liter m (genitive singular litra, nominative plural litre, genitive plural litrov, declension pattern of stroj)

1. litre (unit of fluid measure)

Declension

Derived terms

• litrový
• litrík
• litrí?ek
• litrisko

Further reading

• liter in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lì?t?r/

Noun

lít?r m inan

1. litre (unit of fluid measure)

Inflection

Swedish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

liter c

1. (uncountable, not inflected) litre; a measure of volume
2. litre; an amount of 1 litre of something

Declension

Tatar

Noun

liter

1. litre.

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• gramme (dated, chiefly British)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æm/
• Rhymes: -æm
• Homophone: graham (GenAm)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

gram (plural grams)

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

Translations

See also

• kilogram
• milligram
• List of SI units

Etymology 2

From obsolete Portuguese gram (modern Portuguese grão), from Latin gr?num. Doublet of grain.

Noun

gram (uncountable)

1. A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.
2. (uncountable) The seeds of these plants.

Derived terms

• Bengal gram
• gram flour

Translations

Etymology 3

Diminutive of grandmother.

Noun

gram (plural grams)

1. Grandmother.

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /???e?m/, /???æm/

Noun

gram (uncountable)

1. (US) Misspelling of graham.

Etymology 6

Clipping of Instagram.

Noun

gram (plural grams)

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of 'gram

References

Further reading

• gram on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• gram (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• MAgr, marg

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /???am/

Etymology 1

From French gramme.

Noun

gram m (plural grams)

1. gram (unit of mass)

Etymology 2

From Latin gr?men. Previously applied to grasses in general but now restricted to a few specific species.

Noun

gram m (plural grams)

1. Bermuda grass

Derived terms

• gram negre
• gramera
• gramós

Further reading

• “gram” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??ram]
• Hyphenation: gram
• Rhymes: -am

Noun

gram m inan

1. gram (unit)

Declension

Derived terms

• miligram
• centigram
• decigram
• dekagram
• kilogram

Further reading

• gram in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• gram in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gramr, cognates with the Icelandic gramur (“resentful, irritated”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ram/, [????m?]

Adjective

gram

1. irate

Inflection

Related terms

• gram i hu

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ?????? (grammá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ram/, [????m?]

Noun

gram n (singular definite grammet, plural indefinite gram)

1. gram (unit of mass)

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?m/
• Hyphenation: gram
• Rhymes: -?m

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

1. gram (unit of mass)

Derived terms

• centigram
• decagram
• decigram
• hectogram
• kilogram
• microgram
• milligram
• nanogram

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: gram

See also

• gewicht
• kilo

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch gram (“wrath”).

Adjective

gram (comparative grammer, superlative gramst)

1. (rare) angry, irate

Etymology 3

Substantivization of the adjective above.

Noun

gram m (uncountable, diminutive grammetje n)

1. (rare) wrath

See also

• gramschap
• toorn
• wrevel

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

gram (not comparable)

1. angry

Further reading

• “gram” in Duden online

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??ram]
• Hyphenation: gram

Noun

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.

Further reading

• “gram” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Etymology

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek ?????? (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????am?/

Noun

gram m (genitive singular graim, nominative plural graim)

1. gram (unit of mass)

Declension

Mutation

Further reading

• "gram" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Adjective

gram

1. angry
2. sad, upset

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: gram

Further reading

• “gram”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “gram (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page I

Middle English

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

Adjective

gram

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

     For he knew, the swike dam, / Euerildel God was him gram.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek ?????? (grámma)

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• mikrogram

References

• “gram” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “gram_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek ?????? (grámma)

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• mikrogram

References

• “gram” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gramaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?m/

Adjective

gram

1. angry, hostile

Declension

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ram/

Etymology 1

Noun

gram m inan

1. gram (unit of mass)

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

gram

1. first-person singular present indicative of gra?

Further reading

• gram in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

gram m (plural grãos)

1. Obsolete spelling of grão

Descendants

• ? English: gram

Adjective

gram

1. Obsolete spelling of grão

Romanian

Etymology

From French gramme.

Noun

gram n (plural grame)

1. gram (unit of mass)

Declension

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ram/

Noun

gram m (plural gramichean)

1. gram (unit of mass)

Mutation

Derived terms

• cileagram (“kilogram”)
• micreo-gram (“microgram”)

Related terms

• tunna (“tonne”)

References

• “gram” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?râm/

Noun

gr?m m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. gram (unit)

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

gram n

1. gram (unit of mass)

Tatar

Noun

gram

1. Latin spelling of ???? (gram, “gram (unit of mass)”)

Declension

Volapük

Noun

gram (nominative plural grams)

1. gram

Declension