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ábaco

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See also: abaco and Abaco

Galician

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈabako/ [ˈa.β̞ɑ.kʊ]
  • Rhymes: -abako
  • Hyphenation: á‧ba‧co

Noun

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ábaco m (plural ábacos)

  1. abacus (calculating table)
  2. (architecture) abacus (uppermost member or division of the capital of a column)

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin abacus (board),[1] from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, board),[2] from Hebrew אבק (abák, dust).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -abaku, (Portugal) -abɐku
  • Hyphenation: á‧ba‧co

Noun

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ábaco m (plural ábacos)

  1. abacus (instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by sliding balls on wires, or counters in grooves)

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:ábaco.

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References

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  1. ^ ábaco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024
  2. ^ ábaco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024

Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈabako/ [ˈa.β̞a.ko]
  • Audio (Peru):(file)
  • Rhymes: -abako
  • Syllabification: á‧ba‧co

Noun

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ábaco m (plural ábacos)

  1. abacus

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Tagalog: abako

Further reading

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