triquetra

English

Etymology

From Latin triquētrus (“having three corners”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɹaɪˈkwɛtɹə/

Noun

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.

Related terms

triquetrum

Translations

shape formed of three vesica piscis

Albanian: ^{(please verify)} triquetra
Czech: ^{(please verify)} trikvetra
Dutch: ^{(please verify)} triquetra
French: ^{(please verify)} triquetra (fr) m
Georgian: ^{(please verify)} ტრიქუეტრი (ṭrikueṭri)
German: Triqueta f, Triquetta f
Hebrew: טריקווטרה‎ f (trikvétra)
Italian: trinacria (it) f, triquetra (it) f
Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} trikvetra
Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} triquetra f
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} triquetra f
Russian: ^{(please verify)} трикветр (ru) (trikvetr), ^{(please verify)} триквестр (trikvestr)
Sicilian: ^{(please verify)} triquetra f
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} triqueta f, ^{(please verify)} triquetra f
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} triquetra
Ukrainian: ^{(please verify)} трикветр (trykvetr)

Further reading

triquetra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.kʷe.traː/, [ˈt̪rɪkʷɛt̪räː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtri.kwe.tra/, [ˈt̪riːkwet̪rä]

Adjective

triquetra

inflection of triquetrus (“triangular, having three corners”):
1. nominative/vocative/ablative feminine singular
2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

See also

Spanish

Adjective

triquetra f sg

feminine singular of triquetro

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