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Proper noun

Abax m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – several carabid beetles.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Insecta - class; Dicondylia - clade; Pterygota - subclass; Coleoptera - order; Adephaga - suborder; Carabidae - family; Harpalinae - subfamily

English

Noun

abax ‎(plural not attested)

1. an ancient counting board containing grooves in which counters were placed.

   Basic arithmetic could be done with an abax.

   The abax was a forerunner of the abacus.

Translations

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.baks/

Noun

abax m ‎(genitive abacis); third declension

1. Alternative form of abacus

Declension

Third declension.

References

• abax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “abax”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.