abax

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See also: Abax and авах

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board covered with sand”). Doublet of abacus and abaque.

Noun

abax (plural not attested)

  1. An ancient counting board containing grooves in which counters were placed; a forerunner of the abacus.
    Basic arithmetic could be done with an abax.

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Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

abax m (genitive abacis); third declension

  1. Alternative form of abacus

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative abax abacēs
genitive abacis abacum
dative abacī abacibus
accusative abacem abacēs
ablative abace abacibus
vocative abax abacēs

References

  • “abax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • abax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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