Abakus
German
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin abacus, genitive and plural abacī.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editAbakus m (strong, genitive Abakus, plural Abakusse or Abaki or Abakus)
- abacus (table with balls on wires or counters in groves, for counting)
- (architecture) abacus (uppermost part of a column)
- 1983, Dieter Kurth, Die Dekoration der Säulen im Pronaos des Tempels von Edfu:
- Die Abakus sind aber beschriftet, […]
- The abacuses are, however, inscribed, […]
- 1984, Wolfram Martini, Das Gymnasium von Samos, page 38:
- […] auch die Abaki der übrigen Kapitelle sind für das Gebälk dieser Halle zu schmal, […]
- […] the abacuses of the remaining capitals, too, are too slender for the entablature of this hall, […]
- 2000, Gerda Hagenau, Zwischen deutscher und polnischer Literatur, page 87:
- Die Abakusse aller Kapitelle […]
- The abacuses of all of the capitals […]
Declension
editDeclension of Abakus [masculine, strong]
Further reading
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editPronunciation
editNoun
editAbakus m (plural Abakus)
- abacus (table with balls on wires or counters in groves, for counting)
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