guillemet

Betekenis (Engels)

Either of the punctuation marks « or » (or ‹ or ›), used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as “ and ”.

Sinonieme

quotation mark

quotation marks

Vertalings

guillemet

εισαγωγικά

Apostroph

Gänsefüßchen

Hochkomma

Guillemet

virgoletta

virgolette

aanhalingsteken

aspa

aspas

aspas angulares

comillas

comillas angulares

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˌɡiˈmeɪ/

Etimologie (Engels)

From French guillemet, diminutive form of the name Guillaume (“William”), named after French typecutter Guillaume Le Bé (1525–1598) who supposedly invented the marks.