abasist

Norwegian Bokmål

An abacist (right).

Etymology

abakus +‎ -ist, first part from Latin abacus, abax (“sideboard or table with a slab at the top; slab at the top of a column; counting board, sand table; board for playing games”), from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “counting board; board covered with sand for drawing; plate; dice-board”), possibly from a Semitic source, such as Phoenician -𐤀‬𐤁𐤀‬𐤒 (-ʾ‬bʾ‬q) or Hebrew אָבָק (avák, “dust”). Last part from French -iste (“-ist, -istic”), from Latin -ista (“-ist; one who practises or believes”), from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), alternative form of -τής (-tḗs), from Proto-Hellenic *-tās, probably from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈsɪst/

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• Rhymes: -ɪst
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧sist

Noun

abasist m (definite singular abasisten, indefinite plural abasister, definite plural abasistene)

1. (rare) an abacist (one who uses an abacus in casting accounts)

Related terms

• abakus (“abacus”)

References

• “abasist” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).