Saint Andrew's cross

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Noun

Saint Andrew's cross (plural Saint Andrew's crosses)

1. A diagonal cross, the figure of a cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars.
2. The national flag of Scotland.
3. The plant Hypericum hypericoides.
4. (BDSM) An upright X-shaped frame to which a participant can be tied.

Synonyms

• (diagonal cross): saltire
• (diagonal cross): crux decussata

Translations

cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars

• Basque: San Andresen gurutzea
• Bulgarian: Андреевския кръст f (Andreevskija krǎst)
• Catalan: creu de Sant Andreu f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 聖安得烈十字／圣安得烈十字 (shèng Āndéliè shízì)

• Czech: andrijin križ m
• Danish: andreaskors n
• Dutch: andreaskruis (nl) n
• Esperanto: andrea kruco
• Estonian: Andrease rist
• Finnish: Pyhän Andreaan risti, vinoristi (fi)
• French: croix de saint André (fr) f, sautoir (fr) m
• Galician: cruz de Santo André f
• German: Andreaskreuz (de) n
• Greek: χίασμα (el) n (chíasma)
• Hungarian: andráskereszt (hu)
• Italian: croce di Sant'Andrea (it) f
• Japanese: 聖アンデレ十字 (hijiri Andere jūji)
• Korean: 성 안드레아 십자 (seong andeurea sipja)
• Latvian: Svētā Andreja krusts m
• Lithuanian: Andriaus kryžius m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: andreaskors n

  Nynorsk: andreaskors n, andreaskross m

• Polish: krzyż świętego Andrzeja m
• Portuguese: cruz de Santo André f
• Romanian: Crucea Sfântului Andrei f
• Russian: Андре́евский крест (ru) m (Andréjevskij krest)
• Scottish Gaelic: bratach na croise f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Андријин крст m, Андријин криж m

  Roman: Andrijin krst m, Andrijin križ m

• Slovak: ondrejský kríž m
• Slovene: Andrejev križ m
• Spanish: cruz de San Andrés f, sotuer (es) m, sautor (es) m, aspa (es) f, cruz aspada f
• Swedish: andreaskors (sv)
• Ukrainian: Андрі́ївський хре́ст m (Andríjivsʹkyj xrést)