busola

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See also: busolă

Polish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈsɔ.la/
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  • 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

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

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

Romanian

Pronunciation

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

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