τρισκελής
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- τρισκελάς (triskelás) – Doric
Etymology
From τρι- (tri-, “three”) + σκέλος (skélos, “leg”) + -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tris.ke.lɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /tris.kɛˈles/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /tris.keˈlis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /tris.ceˈlis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /tris.ceˈlis/
Adjective
τρισκελής • (triskelḗs) m or f (neuter τρισκελές); third declension
- Having three spirals, or three bent human legs.
Inflection
Third declension of τρισκελής; τρισκελές (contracted, Attic)
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
Nominative | τρισκελής triskelḗs | τρισκελές triskelés | τρισκελεῖ triskeleî | τρισκελεῖ triskeleî | τρισκελεῖς triskeleîs | τρισκελῆ triskelê | ||||||||
Genitive | τρισκελοῦς triskeloûs | τρισκελοῦς triskeloûs | τρισκελοῖν triskeloîn | τρισκελοῖν triskeloîn | τρισκελῶν triskelôn | τρισκελῶν triskelôn | ||||||||
Dative | τρισκελεῖ triskeleî | τρισκελεῖ triskeleî | τρισκελοῖν triskeloîn | τρισκελοῖν triskeloîn | τρισκελέσῐ / τρισκελέσῐν triskelési(n) | τρισκελέσῐ / τρισκελέσῐν triskelési(n) | ||||||||
Accusative | τρισκελῆ triskelê | τρισκελές triskelés | τρισκελεῖ triskeleî | τρισκελεῖ triskeleî | τρισκελεῖς triskeleîs | τρισκελῆ triskelê | ||||||||
Vocative | τρισκελές triskelés | τρισκελές triskelés | τρισκελεῖ triskeleî | τρισκελεῖ triskeleî | τρισκελεῖς triskeleîs | τρισκελῆ triskelê | ||||||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
τρισκελῶς triskelôs | τρισκελέστερος triskelésteros | τρισκελέστᾰτος triskeléstatos | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- English: triskeles
- Latin: triscelēs
- Italian: triscele
- Sicilian: trìscili, trisceli
Related terms
- ἰσοσκελής (isoskelḗs)