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Kompass

Meaning

compass (navigational instrument)

Concepts

Compass

Mariner’s Compass

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

kompass

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɔmpas/
Etymology

In summary

15th century, from Italian compasso (in which the sense “compass” is now rare and considered an anglicism, though it was usual in older Italian).

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