άβακας

See also: ἄβακας

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax) from the accusative singular "τόν ἄβακα".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.va.kas/
  • Hyphenation: ά‧βα‧κας

Noun

άβακας • (ávakas) m (plural άβακες)

  1. abacus (for arithmetic operations)
  2. (historical) abacus (sand tray used in mathematics)
  3. (architecture) abacus (structure at the top of a classical column)
  4. (printing) type of printing plate

Declension

Declension of άβακας
singular plural
nominative άβακας (ávakas) άβακες (ávakes)
genitive άβακα (ávaka) αβάκων (avákon)
accusative άβακα (ávaka) άβακες (ávakes)
vocative άβακα (ávaka) άβακες (ávakes)

Further reading

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