compás

See also: compas and compàs

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

compás m (genitive singular compáis, nominative plural compáis)

1. compass
   1. (pair of) compasses
   2. limit, circumference

Declension

Declension of compás

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative compás compáis Vocative a chompáis a chompása Genitive compáis compás Dative compás compáis

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an compás na compáis Genitive an chompáis na gcompás Dative leis an gcompás don chompás leis na compáis

Derived terms

• aird an chompáis, rinn compáis (“compass point”)
• as compás (“out of order; off course; out of measure, exorbitant”)
• bosca compáis (“binnacle”)
• cairt chompáis (“compass card”)
• compás comhréireach (“proportional compasses”)
• compás cosaltach (“bow compasses”)
• compás maighnéadach (“magnetic compass”)
• compás mairnéalaigh (“mariner's compass”)
• compás stiúrtha (“steering compass”)
• compás stiúrtha (“steering-compass”)
• i gcompás (“within the compass (of); properly set”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
compás	chompás	gcompás
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “compás”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Spanish

Etymology

From compasar, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin cum + passus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komˈpas/ [kõmˈpas]

Noun

compás m (plural compases)

1. pair of compasses (tool used to draw circles)
2. rhythm
3. (music) beat
4. (music) bar
5. (fencing) beat

Derived terms

• acompasar
• compás de espera

Usage notes

• Sense of "device used to determine the cardinal directions" is obsolete, or almost.

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001