άλως
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon; ring of light around the sun or moon; threshing floor with its surrounding threshold; disk of a shield”). Compare the inherited doublet αλώνι (alóni), from a diminutive.
Noun edit
άλως • (álos) f (uncountable)
- halo (on religious paintings)
- halo (around celestial objects)
- lens flare (photography)
- areola (θηλαία άλως)
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
- (on paintings): φωτοστέφανο n (fotostéfano)