aureola

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See also: aurèola, auréola, and aureolą

English[edit]

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A statue of the Virgin Mary with an aureola.

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin aurea (golden).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

aureola (plural aureolas or aureolae)

  1. Radiance of luminous cloud that surrounds the figure in a painting of a sacred personage.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Distinct from the nimbus, which only covers the head.
  • Not to be confused with areola.

Translations[edit]

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /awˈrɛ.o.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛola
  • Syllabification: au‧rè‧o‧la

Noun[edit]

aureola f (plural aureole)

  1. halo
  2. aureole
  3. aura

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

aureola

  1. inflection of aureolus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Adjective[edit]

aureolā

  1. ablative feminine singular of aureolus

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin aureola (corona) ("golden (crown)").

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aw.rɛˈɔ.la/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔla
  • Syllabification: au‧re‧o‧la

Noun[edit]

aureola f (diminutive aureolka)

  1. (literary) halo, nimbus (circle of light around some objects of light)
  2. (religion) aureole (circle of light or halo around the head of a saint)
    Synonyms: gloria, nimb, nimbus
  3. (literary) halo (the metaphorical aura of glory)
    Synonyms: gloria, halo, nimb

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

aureola

  1. inflection of aureolar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French auréoler.

Verb[edit]

a aureola (third-person singular present aureolează, past participle aureolat1st conj.

  1. to surround with a halo
  2. to glorify

Conjugation[edit]

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aurěola/
  • Hyphenation: a‧u‧re‧o‧la

Noun[edit]

aurèola f (Cyrillic spelling аурѐола)

  1. aureola, halo

Declension[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin [Term?].

Noun[edit]

aureola f (plural aureolas)

  1. halo (luminous disc around the heads of saints)
  2. (anatomy) areola
    Synonym: areola
  3. (astronomy) corona

Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

aureola

  1. inflection of aureolar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading[edit]