helmteken

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of helm (“helmet”) +‎ teken (“sign, marking”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛlmˌteː.kən/

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• Hyphenation: helm‧te‧ken

Noun

helmteken n (plural helmtekens, diminutive helmtekentje n)

1. (heraldry) a crest, bearing worn tusually on a helmet or other headdress above the shield, or sometimes (as for clerics) separately above the shield
2. the same used separately as a mark for plate, in letterheads and the like