dram
Norwegian Nynorsk
noun-m1
Definitions
- a dram, nip, shot usually of brandy
Etymology
Derived from English dram (small unit of liquid) derived from Old French drame derived from Latin drachma derived from Ancient Greek δραχμή (a handful, unit of weight, a drachma).
Origin
Ancient Greek
δραχμή
Gloss
a handful, unit of weight, a drachma
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- drachma English
- dram English
- dramless English
- dramming English
- dramseller English
- dramshop English
- drachma Latin
- dragma Latin
- dracma Italian
- dracma Spanish, Castilian
- δραχμή Ancient Greek
- dram Norwegian Bokmål
- dracma Portuguese
- drakme Norwegian Nynorsk
- द्रम्म Sanskrit
- द्रम्म, দ্ৰম্ম Sanskrit
- dram Danish
- دِرْهَم Arabic
- drame Old French
- draĥmo Esperanto
- drahma Serbo-Croatian
- dracma Catalan, Valencian
- dracma Galician
- درهم Persian
- δραχμή Greek (modern)
- dràm Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌼𐌰 Gothic
- 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 Middle Persian