abakusz
Hungarian
Etymology
From Latin abacus, from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “board”), possibly from Hebrew אבק (āvāq, “dust”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɒbɒkus]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: aba‧kusz
Noun
abakusz (plural abakuszok)
- abacus (an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires)
- Synonym: számolótábla
- (architecture) abacus (the uppermost member or division of the capital of a column)
Declension
Possessive forms of abakusz | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | abakuszom | abakuszaim |
2nd person sing. | abakuszod | abakuszaid |
3rd person sing. | abakusza | abakuszai |
1st person plural | abakuszunk | abakuszaink |
2nd person plural | abakuszotok | abakuszaitok |
3rd person plural | abakuszuk | abakuszaik |
References
- Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
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