gammadionn.

Brit.

/ɡəˈmeɪdɪən/,

/ɡaˈmeɪdɪən/,

/ɡəˈmadɪən/,

/ɡaˈmadɪən/, U.S.

/ɡəˈmeɪdiˌɑn/,

/ɡəˈmædiˌɑn/,

/ɡəˈmeɪdiən/,

/ɡəˈmædiən/,

/ɡæˈmeɪdiˌɑn/,

/ɡæˈmædiˌɑn/

Inflections: Plural gammadia, gammadions.

Forms: 1800s gammadae (plural), 1800s gammadiae (plural), 1800s gammadium, 1800s gammation, 1800s– gammadion.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin gammadium, gammadia; Greek γαμμάτιον.

Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin gammadium, plural gammadia (also gammadia, plural gammadiae; both 9th cent.), and its etymon (ii) Byzantine Greek γαμμάτιον < ancient Greek γάμμα gamma n. + -ιον, diminutive suffix, with inserted τ (though γάμμα is indeclinable). N.E.D. (1898) gives only the pronunciation (gæ̆mēⁱ·diǫn) /ɡæˈmeɪdɪɒn/.

1. A swastika (also more fully cross gammadion, gammadion cross). Also: a figure composed of four capital Greek gammas placed back to back in such a way as to form a voided Greek cross.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] > a symbol > specific symbols > swastika

fylfota1500

gammadion1819

swastika1871

Hakenkreuz1922

1819 W. Gunn Inq. Gothic Archit. 135 Gammadiæ are supposed to denote the figure of the Greek cross composed of four gammas..which were either woven or embroidered on veils and dresses used for sacred purposes.

1844 Archaeol. Jrnl. Sept. 285 It is adorned with a remarkable ornament, which was very frequently introduced on the vestments of the Greek Church..: this symbol, originally formed by a combination of the letter gamma four times repeated, was termed Gammadion.

1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. 432 Apostles with gammadæ [sic] on their robes.

1868 M. E. C. Walcott Sacred Archæol. 285 The Franciscan cross has..the summit and foot patonce, set between four gammadia.

1868 A. Dolby Church Vestm. xii. 139 In the Sanscrit language ‘swastica’ is said to be the term for the gammadion; in heraldry it is known as the fylfot.

1903 T. S. Spivey Lavius Egyptus 79 It was during this period the Gammadion Cross had its origin.

1905 P. Landon Lhasa II. ii. 48 The use of the cross gammadion [in Lamaism] as the badge of the faith.

1967 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 80 25 Crosses were often used [to decorate Easter eggs], but also half moons, circles with spreading rays, and the ancient gammadion cross.

1993 Jrnl. Egyptian Archaeol. 79 221 [He] wears a white tunic, its right shoulder ornamented with a gammadion or swastika-like symbol.

†2. Any decorative pattern formed from repetitions or combinations of the letter gamma. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > geometric

checkingc1440

checkc1450

chequer-work1519

pane?a1549

diaper-work1602

chevron1605

diapery1631

fret1664

tooth-work1681

polygram1696

chequer1779

reticulum1797

Grecque1832

checkery1837

gammadion1848

diaper1851

key pattern1853

diapering1866

Greek fret1872

rangoli1884

geometric1894

Greek key1897

step pattern1908

Mondrian1964

1848 Ecclesiologist Oct. 94 A sixth [pattern] is the gammadion, found in the most ancient forms.

1870 D. Rock Textile Fabrics (S. Kensington Mus.) Introd. p. l Gammadion, or Gammadiae, a word applied as often to the patterns on silks as to the figures wrought upon gold and silver for use in churches.

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1862 D. Rock in J. C. Robinson Catal. Special Exhib. Wks. of Art South Kensington Museum v. xxxviii. 716 Its top..is embroidered in many coloured silks with the gammadion pattern.

1922 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Nov. 118/3 The baby-carriage cover..bears a traceried Spanish gammadion design.

1969 Bull. Cleveland Mus. Art 56 94 The outer tunics..are decorated with..wide gammadion borders on the skirt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gammadion
释义	gammadionn. Brit. /ɡəˈmeɪdɪən/, /ɡaˈmeɪdɪən/, /ɡəˈmadɪən/, /ɡaˈmadɪən/, U.S. /ɡəˈmeɪdiˌɑn/, /ɡəˈmædiˌɑn/, /ɡəˈmeɪdiən/, /ɡəˈmædiən/, /ɡæˈmeɪdiˌɑn/, /ɡæˈmædiˌɑn/ Inflections: Plural gammadia, gammadions. Forms: 1800s gammadae (plural), 1800s gammadiae (plural), 1800s gammadium, 1800s gammation, 1800s– gammadion. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin gammadium, gammadia; Greek γαμμάτιον. Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin gammadium, plural gammadia (also gammadia, plural gammadiae; both 9th cent.), and its etymon (ii) Byzantine Greek γαμμάτιον < ancient Greek γάμμα gamma n. + -ιον, diminutive suffix, with inserted τ (though γάμμα is indeclinable). N.E.D. (1898) gives only the pronunciation (gæ̆mēⁱ·diǫn) /ɡæˈmeɪdɪɒn/. 1. A swastika (also more fully cross gammadion, gammadion cross). Also: a figure composed of four capital Greek gammas placed back to back in such a way as to form a voided Greek cross. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > physical representation of abstraction > symbolizing > [noun] > a symbol > specific symbols > swastika fylfota1500 gammadion1819 swastika1871 Hakenkreuz1922 1819 W. Gunn Inq. Gothic Archit. 135 Gammadiæ are supposed to denote the figure of the Greek cross composed of four gammas..which were either woven or embroidered on veils and dresses used for sacred purposes. 1844 Archaeol. Jrnl. Sept. 285 It is adorned with a remarkable ornament, which was very frequently introduced on the vestments of the Greek Church..: this symbol, originally formed by a combination of the letter gamma four times repeated, was termed Gammadion. 1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. 432 Apostles with gammadæ [sic] on their robes. 1868 M. E. C. Walcott Sacred Archæol. 285 The Franciscan cross has..the summit and foot patonce, set between four gammadia. 1868 A. Dolby Church Vestm. xii. 139 In the Sanscrit language ‘swastica’ is said to be the term for the gammadion; in heraldry it is known as the fylfot. 1903 T. S. Spivey Lavius Egyptus 79 It was during this period the Gammadion Cross had its origin. 1905 P. Landon Lhasa II. ii. 48 The use of the cross gammadion [in Lamaism] as the badge of the faith. 1967 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 80 25 Crosses were often used [to decorate Easter eggs], but also half moons, circles with spreading rays, and the ancient gammadion cross. 1993 Jrnl. Egyptian Archaeol. 79 221 [He] wears a white tunic, its right shoulder ornamented with a gammadion or swastika-like symbol. †2. Any decorative pattern formed from repetitions or combinations of the letter gamma. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > geometric checkingc1440 checkc1450 chequer-work1519 pane?a1549 diaper-work1602 chevron1605 diapery1631 fret1664 tooth-work1681 polygram1696 chequer1779 reticulum1797 Grecque1832 checkery1837 gammadion1848 diaper1851 key pattern1853 diapering1866 Greek fret1872 rangoli1884 geometric1894 Greek key1897 step pattern1908 Mondrian1964 1848 Ecclesiologist Oct. 94 A sixth [pattern] is the gammadion, found in the most ancient forms. 1870 D. Rock Textile Fabrics (S. Kensington Mus.) Introd. p. l Gammadion, or Gammadiae, a word applied as often to the patterns on silks as to the figures wrought upon gold and silver for use in churches. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1862 D. Rock in J. C. Robinson Catal. Special Exhib. Wks. of Art South Kensington Museum v. xxxviii. 716 Its top..is embroidered in many coloured silks with the gammadion pattern. 1922 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Nov. 118/3 The baby-carriage cover..bears a traceried Spanish gammadion design. 1969 Bull. Cleveland Mus. Art 56 94 The outer tunics..are decorated with..wide gammadion borders on the skirt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1819
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