Meanings
nountriquetra (plural triquetras or triquetrae)
plural triquetras · plural 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.
Origin
- Latintriquētrus“having three corners”
- Englishtriquetra
From Latin triquētrus (“having three corners”).
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German Triqueta, Triquetta
- Triquetashape formed of three vesica piscis
- Triquettashape formed of three vesica piscis
Hebrew טריקווטרה
- טריקווטרה (trikvétra)shape formed of three vesica piscis
Italian trinacria, triquetra
- trinacriashape formed of three vesica piscis
- triquetrashape formed of three vesica piscis
Norwegian Bokmål trikvetra
- trikvetrashape formed of three vesica piscis
Swedish trikvetra
- trikvetrashape formed of three vesica piscis
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“triquetra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triquetra. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triquetra,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triquetra.
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