коловрат
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic коловратъ (kolovratŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kolovortъ. Doublet of inherited коловоро́т (kolovorót).
Revived by neo-pagan leader Alexey Dobrovolsky in the 1990s in reference to the symbol he made up.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəɫɐˈvrat]
Noun
коловра́т • (kolovrát) m inan (genitive коловра́та, nominative plural коловра́ты, genitive plural коловра́тов)
- (obsolete) bit brace
- Synonym: коловоро́т (kolovorót)
- (obsolete) whirl, swirl
- Synonym: круговоро́т (krugovorót)
- (paganism, neologism) swastika or kolovrat; specifically, a neo-pagan symbol with eight legs similar to swastika
Usage notes
Some neopagans and fascists also use "коловрат" to refer to the Nazi Sonnenrad or black sun symbol.
Declension
Declension of коловра́т (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | коловра́т kolovrát |
коловра́ты kolovráty |
| genitive | коловра́та kolovráta |
коловра́тов kolovrátov |
| dative | коловра́ту kolovrátu |
коловра́там kolovrátam |
| accusative | коловра́т kolovrát |
коловра́ты kolovráty |
| instrumental | коловра́том kolovrátom |
коловра́тами kolovrátami |
| prepositional | коловра́те kolovráte |
коловра́тах kolovrátax |
Synonyms
- ладинец (ladinec) (left-facing, related to the goddess Lada)
- колядник (koljadnik) (right-facing)
- солнцеворо́т (solncevorót)
- сва́стика (svástika) (in other religions or in Nazism)
Derived terms
- коловра́тка (kolovrátka)
- коловра́тность (kolovrátnostʹ)
Descendants
- → English: kolovrat
- → Polish: kołowrót (calque)
- → Ukrainian: коло́ворот (kolóvorot) (calque)
References
- ^ Šnirelʹman V. A. (2018) “История России для народа: Выставки в московском Манеже в 2013-2016 гг.”, in Историческая экспертиза[1], volume 16, Saint Peterburg: Нестор-История, archived from the original on 25 August 2018