коловрат
Russian
Коловрат
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
Declension
| 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)
References
- Šnirelʹman V. A. (2018) “История России для народа: Выставки в московском Манеже в 2013-2016 гг.”, in Историческая экспертиза, volume 16, Saint Peterburg: Нестор-История, archived from the original on 25 August 2018
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