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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from either Russian атом (atom), German Atom or French atome; from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos).
Pronunciation
Noun
а́том • (átom) m (relational adjective ато́мен)
- atom
Declension
References
- “атом”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “атом”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “атом”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 20
Kazakh
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian а́том (átom), from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos).
Pronunciation
Noun
атом • (atom)
- atom
Declension
Derived terms
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
атом • (atom) m (plural атоми, relational adjective атомски)
- atom
Declension
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos).
Alternative forms
Noun
а́том • (átom) m inan (genitive а́тома, nominative plural а́томы, genitive plural а́томов, relational adjective а́томный)
- atom
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
а́том • (átom) m inan
- instrumental singular of ат (at)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎtoːm/
- Hyphenation: а‧том
Noun
а̀то̄м m (Latin spelling àtōm)
- atom
Declension
References
- “атом” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Noun
а́том • (átom) m inan (genitive а́тома, nominative plural а́томи, genitive plural а́томів, relational adjective а́томний)
- atom
Declension
Declension of а́том (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “атом”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “атом”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “атом”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)