ἄτομος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ τομ-, o-grade of the root of τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

    Adjective

    ἄτομος • (átomos) m or f (neuter ἄτομον); second declension

    1. uncut
    2. indivisible, not capable of being cut/divided into smaller pieces
    3. undivided, individual

    Declension

    Second declension of ἄτομος; ἄτομον (Attic)
    Number Singular Dual Plural
    Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative ἄτομος
    átomos     		ἄτομον
    átomon     		ἀτόμω
    atómō     		ἀτόμω
    atómō     		ἄτομοι
    átomoi     		ἄτομᾰ
    átomă
    Genitive ἀτόμου
    atómou     		ἀτόμου
    atómou     		ἀτόμοιν
    atómoin     		ἀτόμοιν
    atómoin     		ἀτόμων
    atómōn     		ἀτόμων
    atómōn
    Dative ἀτόμῳ
    atómōi     		ἀτόμῳ
    atómōi     		ἀτόμοιν
    atómoin     		ἀτόμοιν
    atómoin     		ἀτόμοις
    atómois     		ἀτόμοις
    atómois
    Accusative ἄτομον
    átomon     		ἄτομον
    átomon     		ἀτόμω
    atómō     		ἀτόμω
    atómō     		ἀτόμους
    atómous     		ἄτομᾰ
    átomă
    Vocative ἄτομε
    átome     		ἄτομον
    átomon     		ἀτόμω
    atómō     		ἀτόμω
    atómō     		ἄτομοι
    átomoi     		ἄτομᾰ
    átomă
    Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
    ἀτόμως
    atómōs     		ἀτομώτερος
    atomṓteros     		ἀτομώτᾰτος
    atomṓtătos
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Greek: άτομο (átomo) (from neuter ἄτομον (átomon))
    • → Latin: atomus (see there for further descendants)

    Further reading

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