atóm
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Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).
Noun
atóm n (genitive singular atóms, nominative plural atóm)
Declension
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).
Pronunciation
Noun
atóm m inan (related adjective atómový or atomický)
Declension
Declension of atóm (pattern dub)
Further reading
- “atóm”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024