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English
Noun
halos
- plural of halo
Verb
halos
- third-person singular simple present indicative of halo
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Noun
halos m
- plural of halo
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs).
Pronunciation
Noun
halōs f (genitive halō); third declension
- halo (a circle around the sun or moon)
- Synonym: ārea
- (Medieval Latin) halo (a luminous ring floating above the head)
- Synonyms: nimbus, aureola
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Descendants
From the accusative halō:
From halōnem, accusative of halō, halōnis m.:
See also
References
- halos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “halos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- halos in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Portuguese
Noun
halos
- plural of halo
Spanish
Noun
halos m pl
- plural of halo
Swedish
Noun
halos
- indefinite genitive singular of halo
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhalos/,
- Hyphenation: ha‧los
Adverb
halos (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓᜐ᜔)
- almost; nearly
Further reading
- “halos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018