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Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon; ring of light around the sun or moon; threshing floor with its surrounding threshold; disk of a shield”). Compare the inherited doublet αλώνι (alóni), from a diminutive.
Noun
άλως • (álos) f (uncountable)
- halo (on religious paintings)
- halo (around celestial objects)
- lens flare (photography)
- areola (θηλαία άλως)
Declension
άλως
| case \ number
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singular
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| nominative
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άλως •
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| genitive
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άλω •
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| accusative
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άλω •
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| vocative
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άλω •
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Synonyms