ábaco

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See also: abaco and Abaco

Galician

Etymology

From Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, a calculation board covered with sand).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈabako/
  • Rhymes: -abako
  • Hyphenation: á‧ba‧co

Noun

ábaco m (plural ábacos)

  1. abacus (calculating table)
  2. (architecture) abacus (uppermost member or division of the capital of a column)

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin abacus (board),[1] from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, board),[2] from Hebrew אבק (abák, dust).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -abaku, (Portugal) -abɐku
  • Hyphenation: á‧ba‧co

Noun

ábaco m (plural ábacos)

  1. abacus (instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by sliding balls on wires, or counters in grooves)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ábaco.

References

  1. ^ ábaco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024
  2. ^ ábaco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, a calculation board covered with sand).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈabako/
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -abako
  • Syllabification: á‧ba‧co

Noun

ábaco m (plural ábacos)

  1. abacus

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tagalog: abako

Further reading