Greek

edit

Etymology

edit

Learnedly from άτομ(ο) (átom(o)) +‎ -ικός (-ikós). For the sense 'individual'/'personal', a calque of French individuel and personnel. For the physics sense, a semantic loan from French atomique.[1]

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /a.to.miˈkos/
  • Hyphenation: α‧το‧μι‧κός

Adjective

edit

ατομικός (atomikósm (feminine ατομική, neuter ατομικό)

  1. personal, individual
  2. (chemistry, physics) atomic

Declension

edit

Derived terms

edit
edit

References

edit
  1. ^ ατομικός”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998