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)

1. compass (tool used for navigation)

Related terms

• sekstanto (“sextant”)

See also

• cirkelo (“pair of compasses”)