ἀβακίσκος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ᾰ̓́βᾰξ (ắbăx, “board”) + -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.ba.kís.kos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.baˈkis.kos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.βaˈcis.kos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.vaˈcis.kos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.vaˈcis.kos/
Noun
ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκος • (ăbăkĭ́skos) m (genitive ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκου); second declension
- A coloured stone for inlaying in mosaic work: abaculus
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκος ho ăbăkĭ́skos |
τὼ ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκω tṑ ăbăkĭ́skō |
οἱ ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκοι hoi ăbăkĭ́skoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκου toû ăbăkĭ́skou |
τοῖν ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκοιν toîn ăbăkĭ́skoin |
τῶν ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκων tôn ăbăkĭ́skōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκῳ tōî ăbăkĭ́skōi |
τοῖν ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκοιν toîn ăbăkĭ́skoin |
τοῖς ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκοις toîs ăbăkĭ́skois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκον tòn ăbăkĭ́skon |
τὼ ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκω tṑ ăbăkĭ́skō |
τοὺς ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκους toùs ăbăkĭ́skous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκε ăbăkĭ́ske |
ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκω ăbăkĭ́skō |
ᾰ̓βᾰκῐ́σκοι ăbăkĭ́skoi | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ἀβακίσκος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἀβακίσκος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀβακίσκος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)