busola
See also: busolă
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian bussola, from Latin buxis (“box”), from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buˈsɔ.la/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔla
- Syllabification: bu‧so‧la
Noun
busola f (diminutive busolka)
- (military, nautical) magnetic compass (instrument)
- (dated) compass (instrument to determine cardinal directions)
- Synonym: kompas
- (figuratively) guideline; moral compass
Declension
Declension of busola
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | busola | busole |
| genitive | busoli | busol |
| dative | busoli | busolom |
| accusative | busolę | busole |
| instrumental | busolą | busolami |
| locative | busoli | busolach |
| vocative | busolo | busole |
Derived terms
adjective
- busolowy
Further reading
- busola in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- busola in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [buˈsola]
Noun
busola f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of busolă
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Italian bussola.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǔsola/
- Hyphenation: bu‧so‧la
Noun
bùsola f (Cyrillic spelling бу̀сола)
- compass
Declension
Declension of busola
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | busola | busole |
| genitive | busole | busola |
| dative | busoli | busolama |
| accusative | busolu | busole |
| vocative | busolo | busole |
| locative | busoli | busolama |
| instrumental | busolom | busolama |