коловрат

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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

Noun

коловра́т (kolovrátm inan (genitive коловра́та, nominative plural коловра́ты, genitive plural коловра́тов)

  1. (obsolete) bit brace
    Synonym: коловоро́т (kolovorót)
  2. (obsolete) whirl, swirl
    Synonym: круговоро́т (krugovorót)
  3. (paganism, neologism) swastika or kolovrat; specifically, a neo-pagan symbol with eight legs similar to swastika

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References

  1. ^ 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