abacas
English
Noun
abacas
- plural of abaca
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Pronunciation
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Noun
abacas m
- plural of abaca
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abacus, abax, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board covered with sand”), possibly from Hebrew אָבָק (ʾāḇāq, “dust”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈabˠəkəsˠ]
Noun
abacas m (genitive singular abacais, nominative plural abacais)
- abacus (calculating frame)
- Synonym: fráma comhairimh
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| abacas | n-abacas | habacas | t-abacas |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “abacas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Foclóir Eolaíochta
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “abacas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “abacas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025