compas
English
editNoun
editcompas (uncountable)
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French compas, from Latin com- + passus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcompas m (plural compas)
- pair of compasses
- (nautical, aviation) magnetic compass
- (music) a genre of modern Haitian music descended from the traditional style méringue
Derived terms
editDescendants
editFurther reading
edit- “compas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French compas, from Medieval Latin compassus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcompas (plural compasses)
- Guile, craft or an instance of it; the use of skill or sleight-of hand.
- A scheme or plan, especially one formulated in secrecy or with malicious intent.
- A circular shape (i.e. a circle, curve or sphere) or a region bounded by one.
- The boundary or totality of the margins or edges of a region or zone; that which surrounds.
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)[1], published c. 1410, Apocalips 4:4, page 118v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
- ⁊ in þe cumpas of þe ſeete.· weren foure ⁊ twentı ſmale ſeetıs ⁊ abouen þe troones foure ⁊ twentı eldere men ſıttynge. hılıd aboute wıþ whıte cloþıs.· ⁊ in þe heedıs of hem golden coꝛouns
- And around the perimeter of the seat there were twenty-four small seats, and on those seats twenty-four elders sat, wearing white clothing and having golden crowns on their heads.
- An area, region or zone; space or coverage with fixed or demarcated boundaries.
- The size, extent, or magnitude of something (usually in area or dimension)
- A compass (device or tool for drawing or demarcating a circle)
- (rare) The appearance, visage or design of a piece of craftsmanship.
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- English: compass
References
edit- “cǒmpā̆s, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-22.
Adverb
editcompas (rare)
- Following a circle-shaped course or perimeter.
- Having a specified circle-shaped course or perimeter.
Descendants
edit- English: compass (obsolete as an adverb)
References
edit- “cǒmpā̆s, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-22.
Norman
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcompas m (plural compas)
Romanian
editEtymology
editNoun
editcompas n (plural compasuri)
Declension
editDeclension of compas
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) compas | compasul | (niște) compasuri | compasurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) compas | compasului | (unor) compasuri | compasurilor |
vocative | compasule | compasurilor |
Spanish
editNoun
editcompas m pl
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