| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|
| Catalan | brúixola |
|---|---|
| Danish | kompas |
| Dutch | kompas |
| Esperanto | kompaso |
| Faeroese | kumpass |
| Finnish | kompassi |
| French | boussole |
| German | Kompaß |
| Italian | bussola |
| Norwegian | kompass |
| Papiamento | kompas; kòmpas |
| Portuguese | bússola |
| Saterland Frisian | Kumpas |
| Spanish | brújula |
| Swedish | kompass |
| Thai | เข็มทิศ |
| Turkish | pusula |