English Online Dictionary. What means halo? What does halo mean?
English
Etymology
From Latin halōs, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “threshing floor; disk; disk of the sun or moon; ring of light around the sun or moon”), of unknown origin. The threshing floor's circular threshold or oxen walking on it in a circle gave rise to the other meanings. Used in English since 1563; the sense of light around someone’s head since 1646.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈheɪləʊ/
- (US) enPR: hāʹlō, IPA(key): /ˈheɪloʊ/
- Rhymes: -eɪləʊ
Noun
halo (plural halos or haloes)
- 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.
- (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.
- Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
- (religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
- The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
- (advertising) The bias caused by the halo effect.
- (art, religion, iconography) a circular annulus ring, frequently luminous, often golden, floating above the head
- (medicine) A circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position.
- (motor racing) A rollbar placed in front of the driver, used to protect the cockpit of an open cockpit racecar.
- (automotive) Short for halo headlight.
Synonyms
- (luminous disc around head of saints in paintings): aureole, nimbus
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
halo (third-person singular simple present haloes, present participle haloing, simple past and past participle haloed)
- (transitive) To encircle with a halo.
- Synonym: inaureole
Related terms
- halation
Translations
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “halo”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
- hola
Bikol Central
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- alo
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ha‧lo
- IPA(key): /ˈhalo/
Interjection
hálo
- Quiet!; Be quiet!
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahelu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ha‧lo
- IPA(key): /ˈhaʔlo/
Noun
hâlo
- a pestle
See also
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ha‧lo
- IPA(key): /ˈhaloʔ/
- IPA(key): /haˈloʔ/
Noun
halò or halô
- mixture
- Synonyms: salak, ramas
Derived terms
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *salā (“filth, dirt”).
Noun
halo m
- saliva
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 319
- Revue celtique. (1888). France: F. Vieweg., p 374
Catalan
Verb
halo
- first-person singular present indicative form of halar
Cebuano
Alternative forms
- hawo
Etymology
For the second noun sense, the monitor lizard's timidity likened to cowardice.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ha‧lo
Noun
halo
- a monitor lizard
- (historical) a cowardly tattooed man
Verb
halo
- to mingle
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦalo]
- Hyphenation: ha‧lo
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin halos.
Noun
halo n
- halo (atmospheric phenomenon)
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
halo
- vocative singular of hala
Further reading
- halo in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- halo in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
Medieval Latin, from Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon”).
Noun
halo c (definite singular haloen, indefinite plural haloer, definite plural haloerne)
- halo (atmospheric phenomenon)
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon, ring of light around the sun or moon; threshing floor; disk of a shield”), itself of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦaː.loː/
Noun
halo m (plural halo's, diminutive halootje n)
- halo (atmospheric phenomenon).
- 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
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhalo]
- Audio:
- Rhymes: -alo
- Hyphenation: ha‧lo
Etymology 1
Of Germanic origin; related to German Halle, Dutch hal, also to Norwegian hall and Swedish hall.
Noun
halo (accusative singular halon, plural haloj, accusative plural halojn)
- (architecture) hall
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Interjection
halo
- Alternative form of hola
Usage notes
To avoid confusion with the above halo, the authors of the Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto recommend including the particle lo or adding a space ("ha lo").
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑlo/, [ˈhɑ̝lo̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑlo
- Syllabification(key): ha‧lo
Etymology 1
Verb
halo
- present active indicative connegative of halkoa
- second-person singular present imperative of halkoa
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative of halkoa
Etymology 2
From English halo, from Latin halōs, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs).
Noun
halo
- halo
Declension
Derived terms
- haloilmiö
Anagrams
- Alho, alho, laho
French
Etymology
From Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon, ring of light around the sun or moon; threshing floor; disk of a shield”), itself of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.lo/
Noun
halo m (plural halos)
- Halo (atmospheric phenomenon)
- 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
Further reading
- “halo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- hola, holà
Galician
Verb
halo
- first-person singular present indicative of halar
Ido
Noun
halo (plural hali)
- hall, very large room
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch hallo. Compare Malay helo.
Interjection
halo
- hello
Latin
Etymology
Possibly a denominal of Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-slo- (“a breathing”, whence Latin anhēlus), from the root *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). The syncope of the second syllable is expected, while the /h-/ is unetymologycal and likely onomatopoeic. Ultimately akin to animus (“spirit”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhaː.loː/, [ˈhäːɫ̪oː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.lo/, [ˈäːlo]
Verb
hālō (present infinitive hālāre, perfect active hālāvī, supine hālātum); first conjugation
- breathe
- emit, exhale, release (gas or fragrance)
- be fragrant
- P. Vergilius Maro, Aeneid, Book I, ll. 416 ff.
- Ipsa Paphum sublimis abit sedesque revisit
Laeta suas ubi templum illi centumque Sabaeo
Ture calent arae sertisque recentibus halant.- [Venus] goes flying back to Paphos and sees happily again her seat
Where there is a temple to her and a hundred altars
That warmly glow with Sheban incense and are perfumed by fresh wreaths.
- [Venus] goes flying back to Paphos and sees happily again her seat
- Ipsa Paphum sublimis abit sedesque revisit
- P. Vergilius Maro, Aeneid, Book I, ll. 416 ff.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- spīrō, feo
Derived terms
- adhālō
- anhēlo
- exhālō
- inhālō
- redhālō
Descendants
- Old French: haler
- French: haleter
References
- “halo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “halo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- halo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
halo m (definite singular haloen, indefinite plural haloer, definite plural haloene)
- halo (atmospheric phenomenon)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
halo m (definite singular haloen, indefinite plural haloar, definite plural haloane)
- halo (atmospheric phenomenon)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxa.lɔ/
- Rhymes: -alɔ
- Syllabification: ha‧lo
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English hallo.
Interjection
halo
- hello? Used to answer the phone.
- Synonyms: proszę, słucham
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs).
Noun
halo n (indeclinable)
- halo (atmospheric phenomenon)
- (literary) halo (the metaphorical aura of glory)
- Synonyms: aureola, gloria, nimb
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
halo
- vocative singular of hala
Further reading
- halo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- halo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -alu
- Homophone: alo
- Hyphenation: ha‧lo
Noun
halo m (plural halos)
- (astronomy) halo (atmospheric phenomenon)
- Synonym: auréola
- (religion, iconography) halo (luminous disc around the heads of saints)
- Synonyms: auréola, nimbo
References
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French halo.
Noun
halo n (plural halouri)
- halo
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Noun
halo m (Cyrillic spelling хало)
- (astronomy) halo (atmospheric phenomenon)
Etymology 2
From English hallo.
Interjection
halo (Cyrillic spelling хало)
- (when answering the telephone) hello
Synonyms
- zdravo
- ćao
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin, from Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon”).
Noun
halo m (plural halos)
- halo (atmospheric phenomenon)
- halo (nimbus around the head of a holy figure)
Verb
halo
- first-person singular present indicative of halar
Further reading
- “halo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- hola
Swedish
Etymology
Medieval Latin, from Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon”). Related to English and Danish halo.
Noun
halo c (definite singular halon, indefinite plural halor / haloer, definite plural halorna / haloerna)
- halo (atmospheric phenomenon)
Declension
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ha‧lo
- IPA(key): /ˈhaloʔ/, [ˈha.loʔ] (noun)
- IPA(key): /haˈloʔ/, [hɐˈloʔ] (adjective)
Noun
halò (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓ)
- mixture (things mixed together)
- Synonym: timplada
- mix (substance added to a mixture)
- Synonyms: lahok, banto, sahog
- mixing; act of mixing
- Synonyms: paghalo, paghahalo
Derived terms
Adjective
halô
- mixed together (by stirring)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ha‧lo
- IPA(key): /ˈhalo/, [ˈha.lo]
Noun
halo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓ)
- pestle (for a mortar)
- Synonyms: pambayo, pandikdik, panligis
See also
- mortero
- pambayo
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English hello.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ha‧lo
- IPA(key): /haˈlo/, [hɐˈlo]
Interjection
haló (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓ)
- hello!
Alternative forms
- helo
See also
- kumusta
- uy
Further reading
- “halo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Anagrams
- laho
Tetum
Verb
halo
- to do, to make
- to build