άμπακας

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

An αντιδάνειο (antidáneio):[1][2] 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".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ba.kas/ (the ⟨μπ⟩ pronounced [b] as in Italian)
  • Hyphenation: ά‧μπα‧κας

Noun

άμπακας • (ámpakas /ábakes/) m (plural άμπακες) usually in the singular

  1. (figuratively) a lot, large quantity mainly used in the phrase:
    τρώει τον άμπακα ― tróei ton ámpaka ― (s)he ate too much, s(he) is voracious
    see also: περίδρομος (perídromos)
  2. (obsolete sense, historical sense) abacus, as in the Medieval ἄμπακος, άβακας (ávakas)[3]

Declension
declension of άμπακας
case     \     number singular plural
nominative άμπακας • άμπακες •
genitive άμπακα • άμπακων •
accusative άμπακα • άμπακες •
vocative άμπακα • άμπακες •
Rare plural, especially genitive plural, with persitent accent as in foreign words (also found with recessive accent, αμπάκων).
  • see: άβακας m (ávakas, “abacus; calculation chart”)

See also

References
  1. άμπακος (αντιδάν.) - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  2. άμπακας (αντδ) - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  3. άμπακος - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
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