tríscele

See also: triscele

Galician

an Iron Age Galician triskele inserted in a modern barn

Alternative forms

• trísquel

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρισκελής (triskelḗs, “three-legged”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɾisθe̝le̝/

Noun

tríscele m (plural trísceles)

1. triskele

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tríscele”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Tríscele

Alternative forms

• tríscelo

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρισκελής (triskelḗs, “three-legged”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾi.se.li/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾi.se.li/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾi.se.le/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˈtɾiʃ.sɨ.lɨ/, /ˈtɾi.ʃɨ.lɨ/

• Hyphenation: trís‧ce‧le

Noun

tríscele m (plural trísceles)

1. triskele

Further reading

• “tríscele”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024