Democritus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δημόκριτος (Dēmókritos).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈmɒkɹɪtəs/

Proper noun

Democritus

A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.

Related terms

Democritean

Translations

Greek philosopher

Armenian: Դեմոկրիտ (Demokrit)
Old Armenian: Դեմոկրիտոս (Demokritos)
Bulgarian: Демокрит (Democrit)
Catalan: Demòcrit
Chinese: 德谟克利特 ()
Czech: Démokritos m
Dutch: Democritus
Esperanto: Demokrito
Estonian: Demokritos
Finnish: Demokritos
French: Démocrite (fr)
German: Demokrit
Greek: Δημόκριτος (el) (Dimókritos)
Ancient Greek: Δημόκριτος (Demokritos)

Indonesian: Demokreitos
Italian: Democrito
Japanese: デモクリトス (Jimokuritasu)
Korean: 데모크리토스 (Jimokuritosu)
Latin: Democritus
Polish: Demokryt (pl)
Portuguese: Demócrito
Russian: Демокри́т (Demokrít)
Slovene: Demokrit
Spanish: Demócrito (es)
Swedish: Demokritos

Further reading

Democritus at OneLook Dictionary Search

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