abax
English edit
Etymology edit
Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board covered with sand”). Doublet of abacus and abaque.
Noun edit
abax (plural not attested)
- An ancient counting board containing grooves in which counters were placed; a forerunner of the abacus.
- Basic arithmetic could be done with an abax.
Translations edit
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.baks/, [ˈäbäks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.baks/, [ˈäːbäks]
Noun edit
abax m (genitive abacis); third declension
- Alternative form of abacus
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | abax | abacēs |
Genitive | abacis | abacum |
Dative | abacī | abacibus |
Accusative | abacem | abacēs |
Ablative | abace | abacibus |
Vocative | abax | abacēs |
References edit
- “abax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- abax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.