"abax" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board covered with sand”). Doublet of abacus and abaque. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἄβαξ||board covered with sand}} Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board covered with sand”), {{doublet|en|abacus|abaque}} Doublet of abacus and abaque Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} abax (plural not attested)
  1. An ancient counting board containing grooves in which counters were placed; a forerunner of the abacus. Tags: no-plural Translations (ancient counting board): ἄβαξ (ábax) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), άβακας (ávakas) [masculine] (Modern Greek)
    Sense id: en-abax-en-noun-Nwv3fNLM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /ˈa.baks/ [Classical], [ˈäbäks̠] [Classical], /ˈa.baks/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈäːbäks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{la-noun|abax<3>|g=m}} abax m (genitive abacis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|abax<3>}} Forms: abacis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], abax [nominative, singular], abacēs [nominative, plural], abacis [genitive, singular], abacum [genitive, plural], abacī [dative, singular], abacibus [dative, plural], abacem [accusative, singular], abacēs [accusative, plural], abace [ablative, singular], abacibus [ablative, plural], abax [singular, vocative], abacēs [plural, vocative]
  1. Alternative form of abacus Tags: alt-of, alternative, declension-3, masculine Alternative form of: abacus

Inflected forms

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