abasist

abakus +‎ -ist, first part from Latin abacus, abax (“sideboard or table with a slab at the top; slab at the top of a column; counting board, sand table; board for playing games”), from Ancient Greek ἄβαξ (ábax, “counting board; board covered with sand for drawing; plate; dice-board”), possibly from a Semitic source, like Hebrew אבק‎ (āvāq, “dust”). Last part from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

• IPA^(key): /abaˈsɪst/
• Rhymes: -ɪst
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧sist

abasist m (definite singular abasisten, indefinite plural abasister, definite plural abasistene)

1. (rare) an abacist (one who uses an abacus in casting accounts)

• abakus

• “abasist” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).