Taschenkompass

See also: Taschenkompaß

German

Alternative forms

• Taschenkompaß (superseded)

Etymology

From Tasche +‎ -n- +‎ Kompass.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaʃən̩ˌkɔmpas/

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Noun

Taschenkompass m (strong, genitive Taschenkompasses or Taschenkompass, plural Taschenkompasse)

1. pocket compass

Usage notes

• The spelling Taschenkompass 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 (Taschenkompaß) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

Declension

Declension of Taschenkompass [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Taschenkompass	die	Taschenkompasse
genitive	eines	des	Taschenkompasses, Taschenkompass	der	Taschenkompasse
dative	einem	dem	Taschenkompass	den	Taschenkompassen
accusative	einen	den	Taschenkompass	die	Taschenkompasse