triquetra
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin triquētrus (“having three corners”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
triquetra (plural triquetras or triquetrae)
- A shape formed of three vesicae piscium, sometimes with an additional circle, a symbol of things and persons that are threefold (including the Christian Trinity), and a symbol of protection in Wicca.
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Translations edit
shape formed of three vesica piscis
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Further reading edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.kʷe.traː/, [ˈt̪rɪkʷɛt̪räː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.kwe.tra/, [ˈt̪riːkwet̪rä]
Adjective edit
triquetra
- inflection of triquetrus (“triangular, having three corners”):
See also edit
Spanish edit
Adjective edit
triquetra f sg