Schiffskompass

See also: Schiffskompaß

German

Alternative forms

• Schiffskompaß (superseded)

Etymology

From Schiff +‎ -s- +‎ Kompass. The constellation is a calque of Latin pyxis nautica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪfsˌkɔmpas/

• Audio

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Noun

Schiffskompass m (strong, genitive Schiffskompasses or Schiffskompass, plural Schiffskompasse)

1. (nautical) mariner's compass

Declension

Declension of Schiffskompass [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schiffskompass	die	Schiffskompasse
genitive	eines	des	Schiffskompasses, Schiffskompass	der	Schiffskompasse
dative	einem	dem	Schiffskompass	den	Schiffskompassen
accusative	einen	den	Schiffskompass	die	Schiffskompasse

Proper noun

Schiffskompass m (proper noun, strong, genitive Schiffskompasses or Schiffskompass)

1. (astronomy) Pyxis

   Synonym: Pyxis

Usage notes

• The spelling Schiffskompass has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Schiffskompaß) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

Further reading

• “Schiffskompass” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Schiffskompass on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de