fylfot

fyl·fot

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fil-fot]
- /ˈfɪl fɒt/
- /ˈfɪlfɔt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fil-fot]
- /ˈfɪl fɒt/

Definitions of fylfot word

noun fylfot a swastika. 1
noun fylfot swastika (sense 1) 0
noun fylfot A swastika, especially one with the arms bent in an anticlockwise direction. 0

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Origin of fylfot

First appearance:

before 1490

One of the 26% oldest English words

First recorded in 1490-1500; variant of fill-foot foot filler

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Parts of speech for Fylfot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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fylfot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fylfot usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for fylfot

noun fylfot

hakenkreuz — a swastika, especially that used as the emblem of the Nazi party and the Third Reich.
gammadion — a decorative figure composed of a number of Greek capital gammas, esp radiating from a centre, as in a swastika

All 2 Synonyms of fylfot