"άμπακας" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ˈa.ba.kas/
Etymology: An αντιδάνειο (antidáneio): From άμπακος (ámpakos) with a metaplasm of the ending to -ας (-as), inherited from Medieval Byzantine Greek ἄμπακος (ámpakos, “a plate with sand for writing at school”), from Italian abaco (“abacus”), from Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax). The sense "voracious, large quantity" from "he knows a lot, from using the abacus". Etymology templates: {{inh|el|gkm|ἄμπακος|t=a plate with sand for writing at school}} Byzantine Greek ἄμπακος (ámpakos, “a plate with sand for writing at school”), {{der|el|it|abaco|t=abacus}} Italian abaco (“abacus”), {{der|el|la|abacus}} Latin abacus, {{der|el|grc|ἄβαξ}} Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax) Head templates: {{head|el|noun|plural|άμπακες|g=m|ts=ábakes}} άμπακας • (ámpakas /ábakes/) m (plural άμπακες) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|άμπακας|άμπακες|άμπακα|άμπακων|άμπακα|άμπακες|άμπακα|άμπακες|note=Rare plural, especially genitive plural, with persitent accent as in foreign words (also found with recessive accent, αμπάκων).}} Forms: ámpakas [romanization], ábakes [romanization], άμπακες [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], άμπακας [nominative, singular], άμπακες [nominative, plural], άμπακα [genitive, singular], άμπακων [genitive, plural], άμπακα [accusative, singular], άμπακες [accusative, plural], άμπακα [singular, vocative], άμπακες [plural, vocative]
  1. (figuratively) a lot, large quantity mainly used in the phrase: Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-άμπακας-el-noun-Gg~WGcXi
  2. (obsolete sense, historical sense) abacus, as in the Medieval ἄμπακος, άβακας (ávakas)
    Sense id: en-άμπακας-el-noun-Zqt77ov7 Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'γυμνοσάλιαγκας', Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Greek nouns declining like 'γυμνοσάλιαγκας': 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: άμπακος (ámpakos) [masculine] Related terms (see): άβακας (ávakas) (english: abacus; calculation chart) [masculine]
Disambiguation of 'see': 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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