abax

See also: Abax and авах

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board covered with sand”). Doublet of abacus and abaque.

Noun

abax (plural not attested)

1. 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

ancient counting board

• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄβαξ m (ábax)

  Modern: άβακας (el) m (ávakas)

Anagrams

• Baxa

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.baks/, [ˈäbäks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.baks/, [ˈäːbäks]

Noun

abax m (genitive abacis); third declension

1. Alternative form of abacus

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	abax	abacēs
genitive	abacis	abacum
dative	abacī	abacibus
accusative	abacem	abacēs
ablative	abace	abacibus
vocative	abax	abacēs

References

• “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.