kettős kereszt

Hungarian

Etymology

From kettős (“double, dual”) +‎ kereszt (“cross”), from kettő (“two”) +‎ -s (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛtːøːʃ ˌkɛrɛst]

Noun

kettős kereszt (plural kettős keresztek)

1. patriarchal cross (variant of the Christian cross with a smaller crossbar placed above the main one)
2. (typography) double dagger (the typographical sign ‡, used to indicate a footnote or reference)
3. hash mark, hash, octothorpe (the symbol #, used mainly in telephony and computing)

   Synonym: számjel

4. (music) double sharp, the accidental symbol

   Hypernym: módosítójel

   Coordinate terms: kereszt, bé, bebé, feloldójel

Declension

• For the noun, see kereszt.
• The adjective kettős remains unchanged.