атом
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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)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | а́том átom |
а́томи átomi |
| definite (subject form) |
а́томът átomǎt |
а́томите átomite |
| definite (object form) |
а́тома átoma | |
| count form | — | а́тома átoma |
References
- “атом”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “атом”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “атом”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 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)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | атом (atom) | атомдар (atomdar) |
| genitive | атомның (atomnyñ) | атомдардың (atomdardyñ) |
| dative | атомға (atomğa) | атомдарға (atomdarğa) |
| accusative | атомды (atomdy) | атомдарды (atomdardy) |
| locative | атомда (atomda) | атомдарда (atomdarda) |
| ablative | атомнан (atomnan) | атомдардан (atomdardan) |
| instrumental | атоммен (atommen) | атомдармен (atomdarmen) |
Derived terms
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
атом • (atom) m (plural атоми, relational adjective атомски)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | атом (atom) | атоми (atomi) |
| definite unspecified | атомот (atomot) | атомите (atomite) |
| definite proximal | атомов (atomov) | атомиве (atomive) |
| definite distal | атомон (atomon) | атомине (atomine) |
| vocative | атому (atomu) | атоми (atomi) |
| count form | — | атома (atoma) |
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos).
Alternative forms
- а́томъ (átom) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Noun
а́том • (átom) m inan (genitive а́тома, nominative plural а́томы, genitive plural а́томов, relational adjective а́томный)
Declension
Derived terms
- атомгра́д (atomgrád)
Descendants
- → Kazakh: атом (atom)
Etymology 2
Noun
а́том • (átom) m inan
- instrumental singular of ат (at)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos).
Pronunciation
Noun
а̀то̄м m inan (Latin spelling àtōm)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | а̀то̄м | атоми |
| genitive | ато́ма | атома |
| dative | атому | атомима |
| accusative | атом | атоме |
| vocative | атоме | атоми |
| locative | атому | атомима |
| instrumental | атомом | атомима |
References
- “атом”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Noun
а́том • (átom) m inan (genitive а́тома, nominative plural а́томи, genitive plural а́томів, relational adjective а́томний)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | а́том átom |
а́томи átomy |
| genitive | а́тома átoma |
а́томів átomiv |
| dative | а́томові, а́тому átomovi, átomu |
а́томам átomam |
| accusative | а́том átom |
а́томи átomy |
| instrumental | а́томом átomom |
а́томами átomamy |
| locative | а́томі átomi |
а́томах átomax |
| vocative | а́томе átome |
а́томи átomy |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “атом”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “атом”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- “атом”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)