abax

See also: Abax and авах

English

Etymology

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Noun

abax (plural not attested)

1. An ancient counting board containing grooves in which counters were placed; a forerunner of the abacus.

   Basic arithmetic could be done with an abax.

Translations

ancient counting board

• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄβαξ m (ábax)

  Modern: άβακας (el) m (ávakas)

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Anagrams

• Baxa

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.baks/, [ˈäbäks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.baks/, [ˈäːbäks]

Noun

abax m (genitive abacis); third declension

1. Alternative form of abacus

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	abax	abacēs
Genitive	abacis	abacum
Dative	abacī	abacibus
Accusative	abacem	abacēs
Ablative	abace	abacibus
Vocative	abax	abacēs

References

• “abax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• abax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.