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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄτομον (átomon), neuter of ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”). For sense "individual", semantic loan from French individu. For sense in physics, semantic loan from French atome.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.to.mo/
- Hyphenation: ά‧το‧μο
Noun
άτομο • (átomo) n (plural άτομα)
- person, individual
- (physics, chemistry) atom (smallest particle of an element)
Declension
- ατομικισμός f (atomikismós, “individualism”)
- ατομικιστής m (atomikistís, “individualist”)
- ατομικίστρια f (atomikístria, “individualist”)
- ατομικιστικός (atomikistikós, “individualistic”, adjective)
- ατομικός (atomikós, “atomic”, adjective)
- ατομικότητα f (atomikótita, “individualality”)
- ατομισμός m (atomismós, “individualism”)
- ατομιστής m (atomistís, “individualist”)
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