abacus

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abacus (pl.: abacuses) o (pl.: abaci)

  1. abaco, abbaco, pallottoliere
  2. (architettura) abaco
abacus.
  1. abacus harmonicus
  2. abacist

dal latino abacus, dal greco ἄβαξ ('a`bax), dall' ebraico אבק (āvāq) (polvere).

ăbăcus m (genitivo abacī); seconda declinazione

  1. tavolo per riporre vasellame, oggetti artistici etc.
  2. tavolo da gioco (Svetonio)
  3. (raro) lista di marmo per ornare pareti
  4. abaco, cioè parte superiore di un capitello che sostiene l'architrave. (Vitruvio)
  5. pannello decorativo (Vitruvio, Plinio)
  6. tavoletta per i calcoli (A. Persio Flacco, Apuleio)

usato da Vitruvio, Catone, Cicerone.

  sing pl
nominativo ăbăcus abacī
genitivo abacī abacōrum
dativo abacō abacīs
accusativo abacum abacōs
vocativo abace abacī
ablativo abacō abacīs

IPA: /ˈa.ba.kʊs/

dal greco αβαξ, ἄβαξ (abax), (tavola)