ábaco

See also: abaco and Abaco

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• 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

• “ábaco” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abacus (“board”), from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board”), from Hebrew אבק‎ (abák, “dust”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ba.ku/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ba.ko/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bɐ.ku/
• 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.

Related terms

• abacista

Further reading

• “ábaco” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabako/, [ˈaβako]
• Hyphenation: á‧ba‧co

Noun

ábaco m (plural ábacos)

1. abacus

Derived terms

• ábaco neperiano

 

Related terms

• abacista

Descendants

• → Tagalog: abako

Further reading

• “ábaco” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.