"saltire" meaning in English

See saltire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsæl.taɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɔːl-/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AcpoKrane-saltire.wav Forms: saltires [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English sawtoure, from Old French sautoir (“stile, saltire”) (compare French sautoir (“saltire”)), from sauter (“to jump, to leap”) + -oir (subject forming nouns denoting physical objects from verbs), from Latin saltāre (“to dance, to jump”) + -orium, -oria. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sawtoure}} Middle English sawtoure, {{der|en|fro|sautoir||stile, saltire}} Old French sautoir (“stile, saltire”), {{cog|fr|sautoir||saltire}} French sautoir (“saltire”), {{der|en|la|saltāre||to dance, to jump}} Latin saltāre (“to dance, to jump”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} saltire (plural saltires)
  1. (heraldry) An ordinary (geometric design) in the shape of an X. It usually occupies the entire field in which it is placed. Categories (topical): Heraldic charges Translations (ordinary in the shape of a cross): vinoristi (Finnish), Andreaskreuz [neuter] (German), Schrägkreuz [neuter] (German), andreaskors [neuter] (Swedish), krysskors [neuter] (Swedish), X-kors [neuter] (Swedish), snedkors [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-saltire-en-noun-r3lul81s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 38 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 39 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 38 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 40 36 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics Disambiguation of 'ordinary in the shape of a cross': 62 14 24
  2. The Saint Andrew's cross, the flag of Scotland. Categories (topical): Crosses, Flags Synonyms (flag of Scotland): Saint Andrew's cross
    Sense id: en-saltire-en-noun-EJTYNOqD Disambiguation of Crosses: 8 54 38 Disambiguation of Flags: 6 66 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 38 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 39 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 38 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 47 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 40 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 47 34 Disambiguation of 'flag of Scotland': 0 90 10
  3. The Saint Patrick's Cross, the pre 1922 flag of Ireland.
    Sense id: en-saltire-en-noun-x-i-LBpn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 38 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 39 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 38 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 37 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 40 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: crux decussata [heraldry, hobbies, nobility, monarchy, politics, government, lifestyle]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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