abak
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abak
Albanian
Etymology
Compare Latin abacus, Italian abaco.
Pronunciation
Noun
abak m (plural abakë, definite abaku, definite plural abakët)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | abak | abaku | abakë | abakët |
| accusative | abakun | |||
| dative | abaku | abakut | abakëve | abakëve |
| ablative | abakësh | |||
Synonyms
Further reading
Basque
Noun
abak
- absolutive plural of aba
- ergative indefinite of aba
- ergative singular of aba
Central Cagayan Agta
Noun
abak
- sleeping mat (made of woven palm leaves)
Dupaningan Agta
Noun
abak
Hiligaynon
Verb
ábak (diminutive abák-abák, frequentative abák-abák)
- to follow in quick succession
Kapampangan
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
ábak
Derived terms
See also
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English onbæc, equivalent to a- + bak.
Pronunciation
Adverb
abak
- backward, away
- c. 1380s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Legend of Good Women/The Legend of Thisbe:
- Al blody, and therwith-al a-bak she sterte
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Descendants
References
- “abak, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin abacus.[1] First attested in the 19th century.[2] Doublet of abakus.
Noun
abak m inan
- (arithmetic) abacus (device used for performing arithmetical calculations; a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc.)
Declension
Declension of abak
Related terms
(nouns):
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
abak f
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “abak”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900–1927), “abak”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warsaw
Further reading
- abak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- abak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- abak in PWN's encyclopedia
- abak in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
àbak m (Cyrillic spelling а̀бак)
Declension
Declension of abak
Further reading
- “abak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovene
Pronunciation
Noun
ȃbak m inan
Inflection
 |
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | ábak | ||
| gen. sing. | ábaka | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
ábak | ábaka | ábaki |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
ábaka | ábakov | ábakov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
ábaku | ábakoma | ábakom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
ábak | ábaka | ábake |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
ábaku | ábakih | ábakih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
ábakom | ábakoma | ábaki |
Further reading
- “abak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “abak”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Yogad
Noun
abák