saltire

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsæl.taɪə/, /ˈsɔːl-/ Hyphenation: sal‧tire === Noun === saltire (plural saltires) (heraldry) An ordinary (geometric design) in the shape of an X. It usually occupies the entire field in which it is placed. The Saint Andrew's cross, the flag of Scotland. The Saint Patrick's Cross, the pre 1922 flag of Ireland. ==== Synonyms ==== (heraldry): crux decussata (flag of Scotland): Saint Andrew's cross ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === A-lister, Altiers, Lasiter, Raelist, airtels, railest, realist, retails, saltier, slatier, tailers == Romanian == === Noun === saltire f (plural saltiri) alternative form of psaltire ==== Declension ====