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atomus
atomus
Latin
Adjective
atomus m (feminine atoma, neuter atomum); first/second declension
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | atomus | atoma | atomum | atomī | atomae | atoma | |
| genitive | atomī | atomae | atomī | atomōrum | atomārum | atomōrum | |
| dative | atomō | 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
- an atom, particle incapable of being divided
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.to.mus/, [ˈa.tɔ.mʊs]
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | atomus | atomī |
| genitive | atomī | atomōrum |
| dative | atomō | atomīs |
| accusative | atomum | atomōs |
| ablative | atomō | atomīs |
| vocative | atome | atomī |
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, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “atomus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.