άτομο

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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 (átomon (plural άτομα)

  1. person, individual
  2. (physics, chemistry) atom (smallest particle of an element)

Declension

singular plural
nominative άτομο (átomo) άτομα (átoma)
genitive ατόμου (atómou) ατόμων (atómon)
accusative άτομο (átomo) άτομα (átoma)
vocative άτομο (átomo) άτομα (átoma)

Further reading

References

  1. ^ άτομο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language