полусвастика

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Russian

Полусвастика
The Z symbol used by the Russian military.

Etymology

полу- (polu-, half-) +‎ сва́стика (svástika, swastika).

Pronunciation

Noun

по̀лусва́стика (pòlusvástikaf inan (genitive по̀лусва́стики, nominative plural по̀лусва́стики, genitive plural по̀лусва́стик)

  1. (neologism, politics, derogatory) half-swastika, zwastika (the letter Z used as a distinguishing mark on Russian military vehicles during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine and as a symbol by supporters of Russian militarism)
    Synonym: (derogatory) но́вая сва́стика (nóvaja svástika)
    • 2022 March, Виталий Портников, “На зависть Гитлеру”, in Грани.ру:
      Ну и, коне́чно, стилизо́ванная по̀лусва́стика, в кото́рую тепе́рь выстра́иваются россия́не, — да́же преслову́тая гео́ргиевская ле́нточка тепе́рь в фо́рме э́той сва́стики.
      Nu i, konéčno, stilizóvannaja pòlusvástika, v kotóruju tepérʹ vystráivajutsja rossijáne, — dáže preslovútaja geórgijevskaja léntočka tepérʹ v fórme étoj svástiki.
      And, of course, the stylized half-swastika, in the shape of which the Russian people now line up; even the notorious ribbon of Saint George is now in the shape of this swastika.
    • 2022 April, “Власть объявила войну всем. Последнее слово обвиняемого по делу DOXA Володи Метёлкина”, in zona.media:
      Росси́я приду́мала в ка́честве си́мвола войны́ бу́кву Z, кото́рую мно́гие справедли́во называ́ют по̀лусва́стикой.
      Rossíja pridúmala v káčestve símvola vojný búkvu Z, kotóruju mnógije spravedlívo nazyvájut pòlusvástikoj.
      Russia has thought up the letter Z, which many are justly calling a half-swastika, to be a symbol of the war.

Declension

Descendants

  • English: half-swastika (calque)

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