kolovrat en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
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(qualifier:nationalism) An eight-spoked swastika used by Slavic neopagan, fascist, and nationalist groups.
In contrast, Krasnodar respondents were keen to differentiate between the kolovrat and the swastika, while recognizing the symbolic connections between them: […]
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kolovrats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
sh коловрат (Slavic pagan or nationalist symbol) · cs kolovrat (Slavic pagan or nationalist symbol) · pl swarzyca (Slavic pagan or nationalist symbol) · hy կոլովրատ (Slavic pagan or nationalist symbol) · pl świąszczyca (Slavic pagan or nationalist symbol) · uk коловоро́т (Slavic pagan or nationalist symbol) · pl swarożyca (Slavic pagan or nationalist symbol) · ru коловра́т (Slavic pagan or nationalist symbol) · sl kolovrat (Slavic pagan or nationalist symbol) · ru коловоро́т (Slavic pagan or nationalist symbol) · pl kołowrót (Slavic pagan or nationalist symbol)