compas

== English == (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === compas (uncountable) (music) A form of string music from Haiti === Anagrams === campos, mocaps, scampo == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French compas, from Latin com- + passus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pa/ ~ /kɔ̃.pɑ/ === Noun === compas m (invariable) pair of compasses (nautical, aviation) magnetic compass (music) a genre of modern Haitian music descended from the traditional style méringue ==== Derived terms ==== avoir le compas dans l'œil ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: compasso → Burmese: ကွန်ပါ (kwanpa) → Romanian: compas === Further reading === “compas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === compace, compase, compass, compasse, cumpas, cumpasse === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French compas, from Medieval Latin compassus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkumpas/, /kumˈpas/, /kumˈpaːs/ === Noun === compas (plural compasses) Guile, craft or an instance of it; the use of skill or sleight-of hand: A scheme or plan, especially one formulated secretly or maliciously. A boundary or edge; that which surrounds: A rounded shape (i.e. a circle, curve or sphere) or a region surrounded by one. An area or region; bounded space. The size or extent of something. A compass (circle-drawing tool) (rare) Thedesign of a piece of craftsmanship. ==== Related terms ==== compassen compassement compassynge encompassen ==== Descendants ==== English: compass ==== References ==== “cǒmpā̆s, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 January 2019. === Adverb === compas (rare) Following or having a circular boundary. ==== Descendants ==== English: compass (obsolete as an adverb) ==== References ==== “cǒmpā̆s, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 22 January 2019. == Norman == === Alternative forms === coumpas (continental Normandy) kõpaa (Sark) === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Noun === compas m (plural compas) (Jersey) compass, dividers == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French compas. === Noun === compas n (plural compasuri) pair of compasses ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Noun === compas m pl plural of compa