abacas
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abacas
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abacas m
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin abacus, abax, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board covered with sand”), possibly from Hebrew אָבָק (ʾāḇāq, “dust”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abacas m (genitive singular abacais, nominative plural abacais)
- abacus (calculating frame)
- Synonym: fráma comhairimh
Declension edit
Declension of abacas
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
abacas | n-abacas | habacas | t-abacas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “abacas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Foclóir Eolaíochta
- Entries containing “abacas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “abacas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.