triquetra
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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.
Related terms[edit]
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 Latin) 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
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