Andreaskreuz
German, noun/anˈdʁeːasˌkʁɔʏ̯ts/
Andreaskreuz is spelled A-N-D-R-E-A-S-K-R-E-U-Z (12 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 111,951st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Andreaskreuz is a German neuter noun meaning “saltire, Saint Andrew's cross” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein X-förmiges Kreuz mit zwei diagonal verlaufenden, sich kreuzenden Balken. An einem Kreuz dieser Form soll…”.
What does Andreaskreuz mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersaltire, Saint Andrew's cross
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein X-förmiges Kreuz mit zwei diagonal verlaufenden, sich kreuzenden Balken. An einem Kreuz dieser Form soll der Apostel Andreas gekreuzigt worden sein. 2. X- und kreuzförmiges Konstruktionselement aus Holz 3. andreaskreuzförmige Symbole zum Anzeigen von Gefahren im Straßenverkehr (Andreaskreuz vor Bahnübergängen) oder für Gefahrstoffe in der Chemie
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Andreaskreuz
- Andreaskreuzes genitive
- Andreaskreuze plural
- Andreaskreuzen dative definite plural
- Andreas-Kreuz alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Andreaskreuz?
- /anˈdʁeːasˌkʁɔʏ̯ts/
- [anˈdʁeːasˌkʁɔɪ̯t͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Andreaskreuz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Andreaskreuz in German?
Andreaskreuz appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).