atóm

See also: Atom, атом, atom, àtom, atom-, and atom'

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

Noun

atóm n (genitive singular atóms, nominative plural atóm)

1. (physics) an atom

   Synonym: frumeind f

Declension

Declension of atóm (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	atóm	atómið	atóm	atómin
accusative	atóm	atómið	atóm	atómin
dative	atómi	atóminu	atómum	atómunum
genitive	atóms	atómsins	atóma	atómanna

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈatoːm]

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Noun

atóm m inan (relational adjective atómový or atomický)

1. (physics) atom

Declension

Declension of atóm (pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	atóm	atómy
genitive	atómu	atómov
dative	atómu	atómom
accusative	atóm	atómy
locative	atóme	atómoch
instrumental	atómom	atómami

Further reading

• “atóm”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025