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triskeles

triskeles noun: a symbol consisting of three spirals, or three bent human legs.

Noun

triskeles (plural triskeles)

  1. A symbol consisting of three spirals, or three bent human legs.
    • 1889 "The three legs diverging from one centre, which is now the well-known arms of the Isle of Man, is the ancient Triquetrum, or, as Olshausen [Zeitsch. f. Ethnol., 1886, p. 283] more properly terms it, the Triskeles, seen on the oldest Sicilian coins and on those of Lycia, in Asia Minor" (Daniel...
    Synonyms:
    triskele, triskelion

Synonyms of triskeles

Forms of triskeles

pluraltriskeles

Origin of triskeles

1880, via German Triskeles (c. 1850), from French triskèle (1835). It is in turn from Ancient Greek τρισκελής (triskelḗs, “three-legged”), composed of τρι- (tri-, “three”) + σκέλος (skélos, “leg”).

Questions about triskeles

What does triskeles mean?
Triskeles means a symbol consisting of three spirals, or three bent human legs.
What part of speech is triskeles?
Triskeles is a noun.
What is the plural of triskeles?
The plural of triskeles is triskeles.

Words near triskeles in the dictionary

  1. triskaidekaphobes
  2. triskaidekaphobia
  3. triskaidekaphobic
  4. triskaidekaphobics
  5. triskele
  6. triskeles
  7. triskelia
  8. triskelion
  9. triskelions
  10. Triskyni
  11. Trisler

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