busola

See also: busolă

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bussola, from Latin buxis (“box”), from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buˈsɔ.la/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔla
  • Syllabification: bu‧so‧la

Noun

busola f (diminutive busolka)

  1. (military, nautical) magnetic compass (instrument)
  2. (dated) compass (instrument to determine cardinal directions)
    Synonym: kompas
  3. (figuratively) guideline; moral compass

Declension
Declension of busola
singular plural
nominative busola busole
genitive busoli busol
dative busoli busolom
accusative busolę busole
instrumental busolą busolami
locative busoli busolach
vocative busolo busole

Derived terms
adjective
  • busolowy

Further reading
  • busola in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • busola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [buˈsola]

Noun

busola f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of busolă

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Italian bussola.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bǔsola/
  • Hyphenation: bu‧so‧la

Noun

bùsola f (Cyrillic spelling бу̀сола)

  1. compass

Declension
Declension of busola
singular plural
nominative busola busole
genitive busole busola
dative busoli busolama
accusative busolu busole
vocative busolo busole
locative busoli busolama
instrumental busolom busolama
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