compás

See also: compas and compàs

Irish

Noun

compás m (genitive singular compáis, nominative plural compáis)

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

Terms derived from compás

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

"compás" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Spanish

Etymology

From compasar, from Latin cum + passus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /komˈpas/, [kõmˈpas]

Noun

compás m (plural compases)

pair of compasses (tool used to draw circles)
rhythm
(music) beat
(music) bar
(fencing) beat

Derived terms

acompasar

Usage notes

Sense of "device used to determine the cardinal directions" is obsolete, or almost.

Further reading

“compás” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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