Английский Этимологический словарь - swastika
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Swastika
swastika
- 1871, from Skt. svastika-s, from svasti-s "well-being, luck," from su- "well" + as-, root of asti "(he) is." Originally an ancient cosmic or religious symbol thought to bring good luck. Use in reference to the Nazi emblem first recorded in Eng. in 1932. The Ger. word was Hakenkreuz, lit. "hook-cross."
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~ n an ancient sign consisting of a cross with each end bent at 90°, used in the twentieth century as a sign for the Nazi Party ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
noun Etymology: Sanskrit svastika, from svasti well-being, from su- well + as- to be; akin to Sanskrit asti he is, Old English is; from its being regarded as a good luck symbol Date: 1871 1. a symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the ends of the arms extended at right angles all in the same rotary direction 2. a ~ used as a symbol of anti-Semitism or of Nazism ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 an ancient symbol formed by an equal-armed cross with each arm continued at a right angle. 2 this with clockwise continuations as the symbol of Nazi Germany. Etymology: Skr. svastika f. svast{iacute} well-being f. s{uacute} good + ast{iacute} being ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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