άμπακας

• άμπακος m (ámpakos)

An αντιδάνειο (antidáneio):^[1][2] From άμπακος (ámpakos) with a metaplasm of the ending to -ας (-as), inherited from Medieval Byzantine Greek ἄμπακος (ámpakos, “a plate with sand for writing at school”), from Italian abaco (“abacus”), from Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax).
The sense "voracious, large quantity" from "he knows a lot, from using the abacus".

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ba.kas/ (the ⟨μπ⟩ pronounced as in Italian)
• Hyphenation: ά‧μπα‧κας

άμπακας • (ámpakas /ábakes/) m (plural άμπακες) usually in the singular

1. (figuratively) a lot, large quantity mainly used in the phrase:

   τρώει τον άμπακα ― tróei ton ámpaka ― (s)he ate too much, s(he) is voracious

   see also: περίδρομος (perídromos)

2. (obsolete sense, historical sense) abacus, as in the Medieval ἄμπακος, άβακας (ávakas)^[3]

Rare plural, especially genitive plural, with persitent accent as in foreign words (also found with recessive accent, αμπάκων).

• see: άβακας m (ávakas, “abacus; calculation chart”)

• Άβακας on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el