inverted comma

Significado (Inglés)

A type of paired quotation mark: ‘ or “ (beginning the quoted material) and ’ or ” (ending it).

Conceptos

comilla

conulla

Sinónimos

quotation mark

quote

Traducciones

guillemet

Gänsefüßchen

Anführungszeichen

aspas

Anführungsstrich

aanhalingsteken

aspa

citer

Apostroph

guillemets

Guillemet

virgule inversée

virgolette

cometes

Etimología (Inglés)

From the appearance of an inverted comma.
In lead type, an opening quote is not a separate casting. It is the result of rotating a comma 180°, inverting the comma. It is used singly or as double quotes.
Similarly, the closing quotation mark is the apostrophe. Also used singly or as double quotes.