kolovrat
See also: Kolovrat
English
Two variants of the kolovrat symbol.
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kolovortъ. In historical records, similar symbols were recorded as ладинец (ladinec) in Russian or słoneczko in Polish.
This spelling was influenced by Russian коловра́т (kolovrát), the more well-known form of the symbol invented by the neo-pagan leader Alexey Dobrovolsky in the 1990s.
Noun
kolovrat (plural kolovrats)
- (paganism, politics, fascism, nationalism) An eight-spoked swastika used by Slavic neopagan, fascist, and nationalist groups.
- 2009, George McKay, Michael Goddard, Christopher Williams, Neil Foxlee, editors, Subcultures and New Religious Movements in Russia and East-Central Europe, Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 284:
- In contrast, Krasnodar respondents were keen to differentiate between the kolovrat and the swastika, while recognizing the symbolic connections between them: […]
Translations
Slavic pagan or nationalist symbol
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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech kolovrat, from Proto-Slavic *kolovortъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkolovrat]
Noun
kolovrat m inan (diminutive kolovrátek)
- spinning wheel (device for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle)
Declension
Further reading
- “kolovrat”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kolovrat”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kolovrat”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolovortъ; equivalent to kolo (“wheel”) + vrat (“neck”).
Noun
kȍlovrȃt m inan (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ловра̑т)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kolovrat | kolovrati |
| genitive | kolovrata | kolovrata |
| dative | kolovratu | kolovratima |
| accusative | kolovrat | kolovrate |
| vocative | kolovrate | kolovrati |
| locative | kolovratu | kolovratima |
| instrumental | kolovratom | kolovratima |
Adverb
kȍlovrȃt (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ловра̑т)
References
- “kolovrat”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
- Pero Budmani, editor (1898–1903), “kȍlovrȃt”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika[1] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 5, Zagreb: JAZU, page 216
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak kolovrat, from Proto-Slavic *kolovortъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɔlɔvrat]
Noun
kolovrat m inan (diminutive kolovrátok)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kolovrat | kolovraty |
| genitive | kolovratu | kolovratov |
| dative | kolovratu | kolovratom |
| accusative | kolovrat | kolovraty |
| locative | kolovrate | kolovratoch |
| instrumental | kolovratom | kolovratmi |
Further reading
- “kolovrat”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025