"triskeles" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: triskeles [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Triskeles}} German Triskeles, {{bor|en|fr|triskèle}} French triskèle, {{bor|en|grc|τρισκελής||three-legged}} Ancient Greek τρισκελής (triskelḗs, “three-legged”), {{af|grc|τρι-|σκέλος|nocat=1|t1=three|t2=leg}} τρι- (tri-, “three”) + σκέλος (skélos, “leg”) Head templates: {{en-noun|triskeles}} triskeles (plural triskeles)
  1. A symbol consisting of three spirals, or three bent human legs. Synonyms: triskele, triskelion Translations (symbol consisting of three connected curves): triskele (Finnish), triskèle [feminine] (French), tríscele [masculine] (Galician), Triskeles [feminine] (German), Triskele [feminine] (German), triscele (Italian), tree cassyn [feminine, plural] (Manx), трискель (triskelʹ) (Russian), trìscili [feminine, masculine] (Sicilian)

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