atomus

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos). Doublet of atom.

Noun

atomus (plural atomi)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of atom.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, uncut, indivisible).

Pronunciation

Adjective

atomus (feminine atoma, neuter atomum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. indivisible

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative atomus atoma atomum atomī atomae atoma
genitive atomī atomae atomī atomōrum atomārum atomōrum
dative atomō atomae atomō atomīs
accusative atomum atomam atomum atomōs atomās atoma
ablative atomō atomā atomō atomīs
vocative atome atoma atomum atomī atomae atoma

Noun

atomus f (genitive atomī); second declension

  1. an atom, particle incapable of being divided
  2. instant, moment (of time)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

References

  • atomus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • atomus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "atomus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • atomus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Latvian

Noun

atomus m

  1. accusative plural of atoms