globus cruciger

English

The Austrian globus cruciger

Etymology

From Latin globus cruciger (“globe bearing a cross”).

Noun

globus cruciger (plural globus crucigers)

A globe topped by a cross: used as a symbol of royal power.

Synonyms

orb

Translations

royal symbol of power

Bulgarian: държава (bg) f (dǎržava)
Catalan: globus imperial m
Czech: královské jablko n
Danish: rigsæble n
Dutch: rijksappel (nl) m
Esperanto: regnoglobo
Finnish: valtakunnanomena (fi)
French: orbe (fr)
German: Reichsapfel (de) m
Greek: ^{(please verify)} σταυροφόρος σφαίρα f (stavrofóros sfaíra)
Hungarian: országalma (hu)

Italian: globo crucigero m
Latin: globus cruciger m
Macedonian: царско јаболко n (cársko jábolko)
Norwegian: rikseple n
Polish: jabłko królewskie n
Portuguese: globo crucífero m
Romanian: globus cruciger
Russian: держа́ва (ru) f (deržáva)
Slovak: kráľovské jablko n
Spanish: orbe (es) m
Swedish: riksäpple n

See also

crown
scepter, sceptre

Latin

Etymology

From globus (“sphere, globe”) + cruciger (“bearing a cross”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlo.bus ˈkru.ki.ɡer/, [ˈɡɫɔ.bʊs ˈkrʊ.kɪ.ɡɛr]

Noun

globus cruciger m (genitive globī crucigerī); second declension

globus cruciger; a royal orb with a cross

Related terms

crucifer
cruciger
globus

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