halo

See also HALO, and háló

English

Wikipedia

A solar halo.

Etymology

From Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon, ring of light around the sun or moon”), (also  (“threshing floor”) and  (“disk of a shield”)), itself of unknown origin, possibly derived from Arabic هالة [[1]] (hâla, circle around moon seen at nights due to vapors). Used in English since 1563, sense of light around someone’s head since 1646.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈheɪləʊ, X-SAMPA: /"heIl@U/
• (US) enPR: hāʹlō, IPA: /ˈheɪɫoʊ, X-SAMPA: /"heIloU/
• Rhymes: -eɪləʊ

Noun

halo (plural halos or haloes)

1. (astronomy) A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
2. (astronomy) A cloud of gas and other matter surrounding and captured by the gravitational field of a large diffuse astronomical object, such as a galaxy or cluster of galaxies.
3. Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
4. (religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
5. The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.

Synonyms

• (luminous disc around head of saints in paintings): aureole, nimbus

Derived terms

• halo effect
• halo nucleus
• neutron halo
• nuclear halo
• proton halo

Translations

atmospheric phenomenon

• Albanian: aureolë (sq)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 暈 (cmn), 晕 (cmn) (yùn)

• Czech: halo (cs) n
• Dutch: halo (nl) m
• Finnish: halo (fi), kehä (fi)
• French: halo (fr) m
• German: Halo (de) m
• Greek: άλως (el) (álos) f
• Irish: bogha (ga) m

• Japanese: 暈 (ja) (かさ, kasa), 円光 (ja) (えんこう, enkō)
• Korean: 무리 (ko) (muri)
• Persian: هاله (fa) (hâle), شاهورد (fa) (šâhvard), شادورد (fa) (šâdvard), شایورد (fa) (šâyvard), طوق ماه (fa) (towq-e mâh)
• Polish: halo (pl) n
• Russian: гало (ru) (galó) n (indeclinable)
• Scottish Gaelic: fàinne-solais f
• Slovak: žiara (sk)
• Spanish: halo (es) m
• Swedish: halo (sv) c
• Turkish: hale (tr)

anything resembling the phenomenon

• Dutch: aureool (nl) n
• Esperanto: haloo (eo)
• Persian: هاله (fa) (hâle)
• Polish: halo (pl) n

• Scottish Gaelic: fàinne-solais f
• Turkish: hale (tr)

luminous disc around the heads of saints

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 圓光 (cmn), 圆光 (cmn) (yuánguāng)

• Czech: svatozář (cs) f
• Dutch: aureool (nl) n
• Esperanto: nimbo (eo)
• Finnish: sädekehä (fi)
• French: auréole (fr) f, nimbe (fr) m
• German: Heiligenschein (de) m
• Greek: φωτοστέφανο (el) (fotostéfano) n
• Hindi: तेजोमंडल (hi) (tejoma.n.dal)
• Hungarian: glória (hu)
• Icelandic: geislabaugur (is) m
• Italian: nimbo (it) m, aureola (it) f

• Japanese: 輪っか (ja) (wakka)
• Marathi: तेजोवलय (mr) (tejovalay)
• Persian: هاله نور (fa) (hâle-ye nur)
• Polish: aureola (pl) f
• Portuguese: auréola (pt) f
• Romanian: nimb (ro) n, aureolă (ro) f
• Russian: нимб (ru) (nimb) m, ореол (ru) (oreól) m
• Scottish Gaelic: fàinne-solais f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: златокруг m, светокруг m, ореол (sh) m, нимбус (sh) m

  Roman: zlatokrug m, svetokrug m, oreol (sh) m, nimbus (sh) m

• Spanish: nimbo (es) m
• Swedish: gloria (sv) c
• Turkish: hale (tr)

metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment

• Dutch: aura (nl) f
• Russian: ореол (ru) (oreól) m

• Swedish: aura (sv) c

Verb

halo (third-person singular simple present halos, present participle haloing, simple past and past participle haloed)

1. (transitive) To encircle with a halo.

Translations

encircle with a halo

• Dutch: van een aureool (nl) voorzien (nl)

• Turkish: hale (tr)

Related terms

• halation

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
• “halo” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Anagrams

• hola

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Breton

Noun

halo m

1. saliva

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Dutch

Etymology

From Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (haloos, “disk of the sun or moon, ring of light around the sun or moon”), (also  (“threshing floor”) and  (“disk of a shield”)), itself of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhaː.loː/

Noun

halo m (plural halo's, diminutive halootje)

1. halo (atmospheric phenomenon).
2. Similar visual effect resulting from undesirable, roughly circular spots on an imperfectly developed photograph.

References

• M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]

Anagrams

• hola

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhalo/
• Hyphenation: ha‧lo

Noun

halo (plural haloj, accusative singular halon, accusative plural halojn)

1. hall, very large room

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑlo

Etymology 1

Verb

halo

1. Indicative present connegative form of halkoa.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of halkoa.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of halkoa.

Etymology 2

Noun

halo

1. halo

Declension

Declension of halo (type valo) singular plural nominative halo halot genitive halon halojen partitive haloa haloja accusative halo halon halot inessive halossa haloissa elative halosta haloista illative haloon haloihin adessive halolla haloilla ablative halolta haloilta allative halolle haloille essive halona haloina translative haloksi haloiksi instructive – haloin abessive halotta haloitta comitative – haloineen

Derived terms

• haloilmiö

Anagrams

• alho, laho

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French

Etymology

From Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (haloos, “disk of the sun or moon, ring of light around the sun or moon”), (also  (“threshing floor”) and  (“disk of a shield”)), itself of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhalo/

Noun

halo m (plural halos)

1. Halo (atmospheric phenomenon)
2. Similar visual effect resulting from undesirable, roughly circular spots on an imperfectly developed photograph.

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Anagrams

• hola, holà

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Galician

Verb

halo

1. first-person singular present indicative of halar

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Ido

Noun

halo (plural hali)

1. hall, very large room

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Indonesian

Interjection

halo

1. hello

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈhaː.loː/

Verb

present active hālō, present infinitive hālāre, perfect active hālāvī, supine hālātum.

1. I breathe.

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	hālō	hālās	hālat	hālāmus	hālātis	hālant
	future	hālābō	hālābis	hālābit	hālābimus	hālābitis	hālābunt
	imperfect	hālābam	hālābās	hālābat	hālābāmus	hālābātis	hālābant
	perfect	hālāvī	hālāvistī	hālāvit	hālāvimus	hālāvistis	hālāvērunt
	future perfect	hālāverō	hālāveris	hālāverit	hālāverimus	hālāveritis	hālāverint
	pluperfect	hālāveram	hālāverās	hālāverat	hālāverāmus	hālāverātis	hālāverant
passive	present	hālor	hālāris	hālātur	hālāmur	hālāminī	hālantur
	future	hālābor	hālāberis	hālābitur	hālābimur	hālābiminī	hālābuntur
	imperfect	hālābar	hālābāris	hālābātur	hālābāmur	hālābāminī	hālābantur
	perfect	Use hālātus m, hālāta f, hālātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use hālātus m, hālāta f, hālātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use hālātus m, hālāta f, hālātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	hālem	hālēs	hālet	hālēmus	hālētis	hālent
	imperfect	hālārem	hālārēs	hālāret	hālārēmus	hālārētis	hālārent
	perfect	hālāverim	hālāverīs	hālāverit	hālāverīmus	hālāverītis	hālāverint
	pluperfect	hālāvissem	hālāvissēs	hālāvisset	hālāvissēmus	hālāvissētis	hālāvissent
passive	present	hāler	hālēris	hālētur	hālēmur	hālēminī	hālentur
	imperfect	hālārer	hālārēris	hālārētur	hālārēmur	hālārēminī	hālārentur
	perfect	Use hālātus m, hālāta f, hālātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use hālātus m, hālāta f, hālātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	hālā	hālātō	hālātō	hālāre	hālātor	hālātor
	plural	hālāte	hālātōte	hālantō	hālāminī	—	hālantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		hālāre	hālāvisse	hālātūrus esse	hālārī	hālātus esse	hālātum īrī
participles		hālāns (hālantis)	—	hālātūrus-ra, -rum	—	hālātus-a, -um	hālandus-nda, -ndum

See also

• inhalo
• exhalo

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈxalɔ/

• audio

  (file)

Etymology 1

From English hallo

Interjection

halo

1. (when answering the telephone) hello

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ἅλως

Noun

halo n (undeclinable)

1. halo (atmospheric phenomenon)
2. buzz, hype

Etymology 3

Noun

halo

1. vocative singular of hala

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Serbo-Croatian

Interjection

halo (Cyrillic spelling хало)

1. (when answering the telephone) hello

Synonyms

• zdravo
• ćao

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Spanish

Noun

halo m (plural halos)

1. Halo (atmospheric phenomenon)

Verb

halo (infinitive halar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of halar.