halo-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "halo"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæləʊ/

Etymology 1

Combining form of Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “sea, salt”).

Prefix

halo-

1. sea, salt, salt water

Translations

salt

• Polish: halo- (pl), hali-
• Portuguese: halo-
• Spanish: halo- (es)

Etymology 2

From halogen.

Prefix

halo-

1. (chemistry) Forming names of chemical compounds which contain one or more halogen atoms.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with halo-

Anagrams

• hola

Polish

Alternative forms

• hali-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxa.lɔ/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -alɔ
• Syllabification: ha‧lo

Prefix

halo-

1. halo-

   ‎halo- + ‎-gen → ‎halogen

Derived terms

Category Polish terms prefixed with halo- not found

Further reading

• halo- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• halo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”).

Pronunciation

• Homophone: alo-

Prefix

halo-

1. halo- (indicates salt)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with halo-

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, “salt”).

Pronunciation

• Homophone: alo-

Prefix

halo-

1. halo- (indicates salt)

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with halo-

Further reading

• “halo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014