Schiffskompass

See also: Schiffskompaß

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Schiff +‎ -s- +‎ Kompass. The constellation is a calque of Latin pyxis nautica.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪfsˌkɔmpas/
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Noun

Schiffskompass m (strong, genitive Schiffskompasses or Schiffskompass, plural Schiffskompasse)

  1. (nautical) mariner's compass

Declension
Declension of Schiffskompass [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schiffskompass die Schiffskompasse
genitive eines des Schiffskompasses, Schiffskompass der Schiffskompasse
dative einem dem Schiffskompass den Schiffskompassen
accusative einen den Schiffskompass die Schiffskompasse

Proper noun

Schiffskompass m (proper noun, strong, genitive Schiffskompasses or Schiffskompass)

  1. (astronomy) Pyxis
    Synonym: Pyxis

Usage notes
  • The spelling Schiffskompass has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Schiffskompaß) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

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