Swastika

See also: swastika, 卐, and 卍

German

Alternative forms

Svastika (less common)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक m (svastika).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsvastika/
Hyphenation: Swas‧ti‧ka
Audio: (file)

Noun

Swastika f (genitive Swastika, plural Swastikas or Swastiken) or
Swastika m or n (strong, genitive Swastikas or Swastika, plural Swastikas or Swastika)

swastika (especially one in a non-National Socialist context)
Synonym: Hakenkreuz

Declension

Declension of Swastika [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Swastika	die	Swastikas, Swastiken
genitive	einer	der	Swastika	der	Swastikas, Swastiken
dative	einer	der	Swastika	den	Swastikas, Swastiken
accusative	eine	die	Swastika	die	Swastikas, Swastiken

Declension of Swastika [masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Swastika	die	Swastikas, Swastika
genitive	eines	des	Swastikas, Swastika	der	Swastikas, Swastika
dative	einem	dem	Swastika	den	Swastikas, Swastika
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Swastika	die	Swastikas, Swastika

Descendants

→ Turkish: svastika