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)

  1. (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

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech kolovrat, from Proto-Slavic *kolovortъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkolovrat]

Noun

kolovrat m inan (diminutive kolovrátek)

  1. spinning wheel (device for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle)

Declension
Declension of kolovrat (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative kolovrat kolovraty
genitive kolovratu kolovratů
dative kolovratu kolovratům
accusative kolovrat kolovraty
vocative kolovrate kolovraty
locative kolovratě, kolovratu kolovratech
instrumental kolovratem kolovraty

Further reading
  • kolovrat in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kolovrat in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kolovrat in Internetová jazyková příručka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolovortъ; equivalent to kolo (“wheel”) +‎ vrat (“neck”).

Noun

kȍlovrȃt m (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ловра̑т)

  1. spinning wheel
  2. whirlpool

Declension
Declension of kolovrat
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)

  1. precipitously, head over heels

References
  • “kolovrat” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Pero Budmani, editor (1898-1903), “kȍlovrȃt”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika‎ (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 5, Zagreb: JAZU, page 216
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