Greek edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.to.mo/
  • Hyphenation: ά‧το‧μο

Noun edit

άτομο (átomon (plural άτομα)

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

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ άτομοΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.