busola

See also: busolă

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bussola, from Latin buxis (“box”), from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈsɔ.la/

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• Rhymes: -ɔla
• Syllabification: bu‧so‧la

Noun

busola f (diminutive busolka)

1. (military, nautical) magnetic compass (instrument)
2. (dated) compass (instrument to determine cardinal directions)

   Synonym: kompas

3. (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

1. 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)

1. 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