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triquetra

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /tɹaɪˈkwɛtɹə/

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Latin triquētrus (“having three corners”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Triqueta — shape formed of three vesica piscis
  • German: Triquetta — shape formed of three vesica piscis
  • Hebrew: טריקווטרה (trikvétra) — shape formed of three vesica piscis
  • Italian: trinacria — shape formed of three vesica piscis
  • Italian: triquetra — shape formed of three vesica piscis
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trikvetra — shape formed of three vesica piscis
  • Swedish: trikvetra — shape formed of three vesica piscis