Schiffskompass

== German == === Alternative forms === Schiffskompaß (superseded) === Etymology === From Schiff +‎ -s- +‎ Kompass. The constellation is a calque of Latin pyxis nautica. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃɪfsˌkɔmpas/ === Noun === Schiffskompass m (strong, genitive Schiffskompasses or Schiffskompass, plural Schiffskompasse) (nautical) mariner's compass ==== Declension ==== === Proper noun === Schiffskompass m (proper noun, strong, genitive Schiffskompasses or Schiffskompass) (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. === Further reading === “Schiffskompass”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) Schiffskompass on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de