Swedish noun

en kompass

compass

Meaning

compass

In Swedish: instrument som visar väderstrecken

Forms

Forms of kompass
Singular, indefinite	en kompass
Singular, definite	kompassen
Plural, indefinite	kompasser
Plural, definite	kompasserna

kompass is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kompass, den stora kompassen. Check another noun

Practise kompass

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Is it en kompass or ett kompass?

kompass in a sentence

moralisk kompass
moral compass

Questions

What does kompass mean in English?

kompass means “compass”.

Is it en kompass or ett kompass?

It is en kompass, and “the compass” is kompassen.

What is the plural of kompass?

The plural of kompass is kompasser, and the definite plural is kompasserna.

Nearby common words

kompass is number 5,457 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,453terrorism terrorism
5,454gräv Digg
5,455mexikanska female Mexican, a woman from Mexico
5,456invecklad intricate, complex
5,458landskap province, landscape
5,459angelägen anxious, eager, urgent
5,460etikett label, etiquette
5,461knivhugga cut with a knife

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary