compás

See also: compas and compàs

Irish

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

Spanish

Etymology

From compasar, from 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

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  • Sense of "device used to determine the cardinal directions" is obsolete, or almost.

Further reading
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