atomism

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)

Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Hellenic *-ós

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Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ.

Ancient Greek -ός (-ós)

Ancient Greek *τομός (*tomós)

Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos)bor.

Latin atomusbor.

Middle French athomebor.

Middle English attome

English atom

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.

English -ism

English atomism

From atom + -ism.

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Noun

atomism (countable and uncountable, plural atomisms)

1. (philosophy) The ancient Greek theory that all matter is composed of very small indestructible and indivisible particles.
2. (philosophy) The doctrine that society arises from individuals and that larger structures are unimportant.
3. (philosophy) The doctrine that only simples (atoms without parts) exist ultimately.

Derived terms

• logical atomism

Related terms

• atomistic

Translations

ancient Greek theory

• Bulgarian: атомизъм m (atomizăm)
• Catalan: atomisme m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 原子說 / 原子说 (zh) (yuánzǐshuō)

• Czech: atomismus (cs) m, atomizmus (cs) m
• Dutch: atomisme (nl) n
• Finnish: atomismi (fi), atomioppi
• Galician: atomismo (gl) m
• Greek: ατομισμός (el) m (atomismós)
• Indonesian: atomisme
• Irish: adamhachas m
• Japanese: 原子説 (ja) (げんしせつ, genshisetsu)
• Latin: atomismus m
• Polish: atomizm (pl), atomistyka (pl) f
• Portuguese: atomismo (pt) m
• Romanian: atomism (ro) n
• Russian: атоми́зм (ru) m (atomízm)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: atomculuk (tr)
• Ukrainian: атомізм (uk) m (atomizm)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French atomisme.

Noun

atomism n (uncountable)

1. atomism

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	atomism	atomismul
genitive-dative	atomism	atomismului
vocative	atomismule