abaculus

English

Etymology

From Latin abaculus, diminutive of abacus.

Pronunciation

Noun

abaculus (plural abaculi)

  1. (archaic) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements; abaciscus.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of abacus (“a square board”), from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈba.ku.lus/, [aˈba.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Noun

abaculus m (genitive abaculī); second declension

  1. abaculus

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative abaculus abaculī
Genitive abaculī abaculōrum
Dative abaculō abaculīs
Accusative abaculum abaculōs
Ablative abaculō abaculīs
Vocative abacule abaculī

Descendants

References
  • abaculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • abaculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • abaculus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • abaculus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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