ábaco
Portuguese
/ˈa.ba.ku/, /ˈa.ba.ko/, /ˈa.bɐ.ku/
noun
Definitions
- abacus instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by sliding balls on wires, or counters in grooves
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abacus (abacus, board, panel, counting board) derived from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (board, board covered with sand, a calculation board covered with sand, calculating, board slab, counting board, board for drawing, plate, dice-board, board covered with sand for drawing) derived from Hebrew (modern) אבק (dust).
Origin
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
אבק
Gloss
dust
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abacus English
- abax English
- abacinus Latin
- abacista Latin
- abaculus Latin
- abacus Latin
- abacī Latin
- Abakus German
- abakusz Hungarian
- abbaco Italian
- abacus Dutch, Flemish
- abaque French
- аба́к, абак Russian
- абака Russian
- ábaco Spanish, Castilian
- ἄβαξ Ancient Greek
- abakus Norwegian Bokmål
- abakus Norwegian Nynorsk
- abacus Middle English
- abacas Irish
- àbac Catalan, Valencian
- ábaco Galician
- άβακας Greek (modern)
- אָבָק Hebrew (modern)
- אבק Hebrew (modern)
- აბაკი Georgian
- -𐤀𐤁𐤀𐤒 Phoenician