Abakus

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See also: abakus and abaküs

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abacus, genitive and plural abacī.

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Noun

Abakus m (strong, genitive Abakus, plural Abakusse or Abaki or Abakus)

  1. abacus (table with balls on wires or counters in groves, for counting)
  2. (architecture) abacus (uppermost part of a column)
    • 1983, Dieter Kurth, Die Dekoration der Säulen im Pronaos des Tempels von Edfu:
      Die Abakus sind aber beschriftet, […]
      The abacuses are, however, inscribed,
    • 1984, Wolfram Martini, Das Gymnasium von Samos, page 38:
      […] auch die Abaki der übrigen Kapitelle sind für das Gebälk dieser Halle zu schmal, […]
      the abacuses of the remaining capitals, too, are too slender for the entablature of this hall,
    • 2000, Gerda Hagenau, Zwischen deutscher und polnischer Literatur, page 87:
      Die Abakusse aller Kapitelle […]
      The abacuses of all of the capitals

Declension

Declension of Abakus
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Abakus die Abakusse, Abaki, Abakus
genitive eines des Abakus der Abakusse, Abaki, Abakus
dative einem dem Abakus den Abakussen, Abaki, Abakus
accusative einen den Abakus die Abakusse, Abaki, Abakus

Further reading

  • “Abakus” in Duden online
  • “Abakus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Noun

Abakus m (plural Abakus)

  1. abacus (table with balls on wires or counters in groves, for counting)

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