άτομο

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)

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

Declension
declension of άτομο
case     \     number singular plural
nominative άτομο • άτομα •
genitive ατόμου • ατόμων •
accusative άτομο • άτομα •
vocative άτομο • άτομα •

References
  1. άτομο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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