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άτομο

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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άτομο (átomon (plural άτομα)

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

Declension

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

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References

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  1. ^ άτομο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language