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Interlingua
Noun
abaco (plural abacos)
- abacus
Italian
Alternative forms
- abbaco (uncommon, except in the meaning of “art of counting”)
Etymology
From Latin abacus (“counting board”), from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board”).
Pronunciation
Noun
abaco m (plural abachi)
- abacus (calculating frame)
- multiplication table
- Synonym: tavola pitagorica
- the art of counting
- (historical, Ancient Rome) a board used to display pottery during banquets
- (furniture) abacus (church furniture)
- Synonym: (more common) credenza
- (architecture) abacus (uppermost portion of the capital of a column)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- abaco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- abaco in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
Latin
Noun
abacō m
- dative/ablative singular of abacus