English Explanatory Dictionary

triquetra

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/tɹaɪˈkwɛtɹə/

Word forms

triquetra triquetras triquetrae

Etymology

From Latin triquētrus (“having three corners”).

Related words

triquetrum
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on T Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary