"ἄβαξ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἄβαξ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /á.baks/, /ˈa.βaks/, /ˈa.vaks/, /á.baks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈa.baks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈa.βaks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈa.vaks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈa.vaks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Usually suggested to be of Semitic origin, such as Phoenician or Hebrew אָבָק (ʾāḇā́q, “dust”), but Beekes finds this unconvincing. Etymology templates: {{bor|grc|sem|-}} Semitic, {{bor|grc|phn|-}} Phoenician, {{bor|grc|he|אָבָק|t=dust|tr=ʾāḇā́q}} Hebrew אָבָק (ʾāḇā́q, “dust”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ᾰ̓́βᾰξ|ἄβᾰκος|m|third}} ᾰ̓́βᾰξ • (ábax) m (genitive ἄβᾰκος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἄβᾰξ|ἄβᾰκος|form=M}} Forms: ᾰ̓́βᾰξ [canonical], ábax [romanization], ἄβᾰκος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ ᾰ̓́βᾰξ [nominative, singular], τὼ ᾰ̓́βᾰκε [dual, nominative], οἱ ᾰ̓́βᾰκες [nominative, plural], τοῦ ᾰ̓́βᾰκος [genitive, singular], τοῖν ᾰ̓βᾰ́κοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ᾰ̓βᾰ́κων [genitive, plural], τῷ ᾰ̓́βᾰκῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν ᾰ̓βᾰ́κοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς ᾰ̓́βᾰξῐ [dative, plural], ᾰ̓́βᾰξῐν [dative, plural], toîs ábaxi [dative, plural], toîs ábaxin [dative, plural], τὸν ᾰ̓́βᾰκᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ ᾰ̓́βᾰκε [accusative, dual], τοὺς ᾰ̓́βᾰκᾰς [accusative, plural], ᾰ̓́βᾰξ [singular, vocative], ᾰ̓́βᾰκε [dual, vocative], ᾰ̓́βᾰκες [plural, vocative]
  1. board, slab
    Sense id: en-ἄβαξ-grc-noun-hApBI39u Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 67 33 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 79 21
  2. reckoning board, abacus
    Sense id: en-ἄβαξ-grc-noun-nFMpveHY

Inflected forms

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          },
          "expansion": "Greek: άβακας m (ávakas)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Greek: άβακας m (ávakas)"
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            "1": "la",
            "2": "abacus",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: abacus",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: abacus"
    },
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      "text": "→ English: abacus"
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      ],
      "text": "→ French: abaque"
    },
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        "class"
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      "form": "ὁ ᾰ̓́βᾰξ",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "τῶν ᾰ̓βᾰ́κων",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "form": "τῷ ᾰ̓́βᾰκῐ",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "dual"
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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        "dual"
      ]
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      "form": "τοὺς ᾰ̓́βᾰκᾰς",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "ipa": "/á.baks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.βaks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.vaks/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/á.baks/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈa.baks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.βaks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.vaks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.vaks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἄβαξ"
}
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    "Ancient Greek terms borrowed from Hebrew",
    "Ancient Greek terms borrowed from Phoenician",
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    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Phoenician",
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          "name": "desc"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: abakus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian Bokmål: abakus"
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      "depth": 2,
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      "form": "ὁ ᾰ̓́βᾰξ",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "τὼ ᾰ̓́βᾰκε",
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        "nominative"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "τοῦ ᾰ̓́βᾰκος",
      "roman": "toû ábakos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "τοῖν ᾰ̓βᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn abákoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "τῶν ᾰ̓βᾰ́κων",
      "roman": "tôn abákōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ ᾰ̓́βᾰκῐ",
      "roman": "tôi ábaki",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν ᾰ̓βᾰ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn abákoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς ᾰ̓́βᾰξῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "ᾰ̓́βᾰξῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs ábaxi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs ábaxin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν ᾰ̓́βᾰκᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn ábaka",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ ᾰ̓́βᾰκε",
      "roman": "tṑ ábake",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς ᾰ̓́βᾰκᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs ábakas",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́βᾰξ",
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        "vocative"
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      "form": "ᾰ̓́βᾰκε",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᾰ̓́βᾰκες",
      "roman": "ábakes",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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    }
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  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ἄβᾰξ",
        "2": "ἄβᾰκος",
        "form": "M"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "board, slab"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "board",
          "board"
        ],
        [
          "slab",
          "slab"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "reckoning board, abacus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reckoning board",
          "reckoning board"
        ],
        [
          "abacus",
          "abacus"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/á.baks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.βaks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.vaks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/á.baks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.baks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.βaks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.vaks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.vaks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἄβαξ"
}

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