ἅλως

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Pre-Greek. Compare, however, Albanian lëmë and its proto-form.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἅλως (hálōsf (genitive ἅλω); second declension

  1. threshing floor
  2. grain on the floor
  3. disk (of the sun, the moon, or a shield)
  4. halo
  5. serpent's coil
  6. bird's nest
  7. ciliary body of the eye
  8. circular piazza at Delphi

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Greek: αλώνι (alóni), άλως (álos)
  • Latin: halōs
  • Old Armenian: կալ (kal) (semantic loan)

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