kompaso
Esperanto
Kompaso
Etymology
From German Kompass, Yiddish קאָמפּאַס (kompas), Russian ко́мпас (kómpas), Polish kompas, English compass, all from Medieval Latin compassus (“circle, circuit”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): [komˈpaso]
- Rhymes: -aso
- Hyphenation: kom‧pa‧so
Noun
kompaso (accusative singular kompason, plural kompasoj, accusative plural kompasojn)
- compass (tool used for navigation)
Related terms
- sekstanto (“sextant”)
See also
- cirkelo (“pair of compasses”)