άβακας

See also: ἄβακας

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax) from the accusative singular "τόν ἄβακα".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.va.kas/
• Hyphenation: ά‧βα‧κας

Noun

άβακας • (ávakas) m (plural άβακες)

1. abacus (for arithmetic operations)
2. (historical) abacus (sand tray used in mathematics)
3. (architecture) abacus (structure at the top of a classical column)
4. (printing) type of printing plate

Declension

Declension of άβακας

	singular	plural
nominative	άβακας (ávakas)	άβακες (ávakes)
genitive	άβακα (ávaka)	αβάκων (avákon)
accusative	άβακα (ávaka)	άβακες (ávakes)
vocative	άβακα (ávaka)	άβακες (ávakes)

Related terms

• αβάκιο n (avákio) (diminutive form)
• άμπακας (ámpakas /⁠ábakas⁠/)

Further reading

• άβακας - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
• άβακας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language