ábaco
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “a calculation board covered with sand”).
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: á‧ba‧co
NounEdit
ábaco m (plural ábacos)
- abacus (calculating table)
- (architecture) abacus (uppermost member or division of the capital of a column)
Further readingEdit
- “ábaco” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin abacus (“board”), from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board”), from Hebrew אבק (abák, “dust”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.ba.ku/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.ba.ko/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.bɐ.ku/
- Hyphenation: á‧ba‧co
NounEdit
ábaco m (plural ábacos)
- abacus (instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by sliding balls on wires, or counters in grooves)
QuotationsEdit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:ábaco.
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “ábaco” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “a calculation board covered with sand”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ábaco m (plural ábacos)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Tagalog: abako
Further readingEdit
- “ábaco” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.