halo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "halo"

English

A solar halo.

Apostles Luke and John, with heads enclosed in halos

A medical head-neck halo

The halo, a U-shaped loop rising in front of the driver

The first letter "o" in "Good" is sporting a ring halo, frequently found with fictional angels

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/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) enPR: hāʹlō, IPA^(key): /ˈheɪloʊ/
• Rhymes: -eɪləʊ
• Hyphenation: ha‧lo

Noun

halo (plural halos or haloes)

1. 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.

   her halo slipped

   • 1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:

     O! yearning heart! I did inherit
     Thy withering portion with the fame,
     The searing glory which hath shone
     Amid the jewels of my throne,
     Halo of Hell!

6. (advertising) The bias caused by the halo effect.
   • 2016, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division, Food and Nutrition Board, Food Literacy: How Do Communications and Marketing Impact Consumer Knowledge, Skills, and Behavior?, page 51:

     In both cases, they found that […] there was a halo effect (e.g., when a "low cholesterol" claim was made, consumers perceived other nutrients, such as fat, also to be at low levels when they were actually high). Andrews reported that these misleading halos were reduced only when the claims were accompanied by an evaluative disclosure […]

7. (art, religion, iconography) a circular annulus ring, frequently luminous, often golden, floating above the head
8. (medicine) A circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position.
9. (motor racing) A roll bar placed in front of the driver, used to protect the cockpit of an open cockpit racecar.
10. (automotive) Short for halo headlight.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• antihalo
• Deuel's halo sign
• dihalo
• enhalo
• galactic halo
• halo blight
• halo brim
• halo car
• halochalcogenate
• halo effect
• haloesque
• halofinding
• halo hat
• haloless
• halolike
• halo nucleus
• halo orbit
• haloscope
• halo sign
• intrahalo
• massive and compact halo object
• massive astronomical compact halo object
• massive astrophysical compact halo object
• massive compact halo object
• microhalo
• minihalo
• near-rectilinear halo orbit
• neutron halo
• nuclear halo
• pleochroic halo
• protohalo
• proton halo
• radio halo
• radiohalo
• solar halo
• sprite halo
• subhalo

Translations

atmospheric phenomenon

• Albanian: aureolë (sq), brerore (sq)
• Arabic: هَالَة f (hāla)
• Armenian: բակ (hy) (bak)
• Basque: halo
• Bulgarian: ареола f (areola)
• Catalan: halo (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 暈 / 晕 (zh) (yùn)

• Czech: halo (cs) n
• Danish: halo c
• Dutch: halo (nl) m
• Esperanto: haloo
• Estonian: halo (et)
• Finnish: halo (fi), kehä (fi); auringonkehä (around the sun); kuunkehä (around the moon)
• French: halo (fr) m
• Galician: cerco m
• German: Halo (de) m
• Greek: άλως (el) f (álos)

  Ancient: ἅλως f (hálōs)

• Hindi: सूर्यमंडल (hi) m (sūryamaṇḍal), मंडल (hi) m (maṇḍal), परिधि (hi) f (paridhi), परिवेश (hi) m (pariveś), उपसूर्यक (hi) m (upsūryak)
• Hungarian: haló (hu)
• Ingrian: sappi
• Irish: bogha m
• Italian: nimbo (it) m, alone (it) m
• Japanese: 暈 (ja) (かさ, kasa), 円光 (ja) (えんこう, enkō)
• Korean: 무리 (ko) (muri)
• Latvian: halo m
• Lithuanian: halas m
• Navajo: bináʼástłééʼ
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: halo m

  Nynorsk: halo m

• Persian: هاله (fa) (hâle), شادورد (fa) (šâdvard), شایورد (šâyvard)
• Polish: halo (pl) n, aureola (pl) f
• Portuguese: halo (pt) m, auréola (pt) f
• Romanian: halo (ro) n
• Russian: гало́ (ru) n (galó)
• Sanskrit: मण्डल (sa) n (maṇḍala)
• Scottish Gaelic: fàinne-solais f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: хало m

  Roman: halo (sh) m

• Slovak: žiara
• Spanish: halo (es) m
• Swedish: halo (sv) c
• Tagalog: palaba
• Telugu: పరిధి (te) (paridhi)
• Turkish: ayla (tr), ağıl (tr), hale (tr)
• Vietnamese: hào quang (vi)
• Welsh: lleugylch m

anything resembling the phenomenon

• Dutch: aureool (nl) n
• Esperanto: haloo
• Finnish: halo (fi)
• French: halo (fr) m
• Italian: alone (it) m
• Maori: amaia, āwheo
• Persian: هاله (fa) (hâle)
• Polish: halo (pl) n
• Portuguese: halo (pt) m, auréola (pt) f
• Scottish Gaelic: fàinne-solais f
• Turkish: hale (tr)
• Welsh: lleugylch m

luminous disc around the heads of saints

• Bulgarian: ореол (bg) m (oreol)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 圓光 / 圆光 (zh) (yuánguāng)

• Czech: svatozář (cs) f
• Danish: glorie c
• Dutch: aureool (nl) n
• Esperanto: nimbo, aŭreolo
• Finnish: sädekehä (fi)
• French: auréole (fr) f, nimbe (fr) m
• German: Heiligenschein (de) m
• Greek: φωτοστέφανο (el) n (fotostéfano), άλως (el) f (álos), δόξα (el) f (dóxa)
• Hindi: तेजोमंडल (hi) (tejomaṇḍal)
• Hungarian: glória (hu)
• Icelandic: geislabaugur m
• Indonesian: nimbus
• Italian: nimbo (it) m, aureola (it) f
• Japanese: 輪っか (ja) (wakka)
• Maori: āwheo
• Marathi: तेजोवलय (tejovlay)
• Navajo: bináʼástłééʼ
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: glorie m

  Nynorsk: glorie m

• Persian: هاله نور (hâle-ye nur)
• Polish: aureola (pl) f, gloria (pl) f, nimb m, nimbus (pl) m
• Portuguese: auréola (pt) f, nimbo (pt) m
• Romanian: nimb (ro) n, aureolă (ro) f
• Russian: нимб (ru) m (nimb), орео́л (ru) m (oreól)
• Scottish Gaelic: fàinne-solais f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: златокруг m, светокруг m, ореол m, нимбус m

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

• Spanish: nimbo (es) m, aureola (es) f, halo (es) m
• Swedish: gloria (sv) c
• Turkish: hale (tr)
• Ukrainian: німб (uk) m (nimb), орео́л (uk) m (oreól)
• Vietnamese: hào quang (vi)
• Welsh: eurgylch m

metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment

• Bulgarian: ореол (bg) m (oreol)
• Dutch: aura (nl) f
• Finnish: sädekehä (fi)
• German: Nimbus (de) m
• Italian: aura (it) f, alone (it) m
• Polish: aureola (pl) f, gloria (pl) f, nimb m
• Portuguese: auréola (pt) f
• Russian: орео́л (ru) m (oreól)
• Swedish: aura (sv) c

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To encircle with a halo.

   Synonym: inaureole

Related terms

• halation

Translations

encircle with a halo

• Dutch: van een aureool (nl) voorzien (nl)
• Italian: aureolare
• Portuguese: aureolar (pt)
• Spanish: nimbar (es)
• Turkish: hale (tr)
• Welsh: eurgylchu

References

• “halo” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “halo”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• hola

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• alo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhalo/ [ˈha.l̪o]
• Hyphenation: ha‧lo

Interjection

hálo

1. Quiet!; Be quiet!

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaʔlo/ [ˈhaʔ.l̪o]
• Hyphenation: ha‧lo

Noun

hâlo (Basahan spelling ᜑᜎᜓ)

1. a pestle

See also

• labok
• lubang

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaloʔ/ [ˈha.l̪oʔ], /haˈloʔ/ [haˈl̪oʔ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaloʔ/ [ˈʔa.l̪oʔ], /ʔaˈloʔ/ [ʔaˈl̪oʔ] (dropping)
• Hyphenation: ha‧lo

Noun

halò or halô (Basahan spelling ᜑᜎᜓ)

1. mixture

   Synonyms: salak, ramas

Derived terms

• haluon
• ihalo
• maghalo

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *salā (“filth, dirt”).

Noun

halo m

1. saliva

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 319
• Revue celtique. (1888). France: F. Vieweg., p 374

Catalan

Verb

halo

1. first-person singular present indicative 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

1. a monitor lizard
2. (historical) a cowardly tattooed man

Verb

halo

1. to mingle

Anagrams

• alho

Chinook Jargon

Noun

halo

1. nothing

Preposition

halo

1. without

Alternative forms

• hilu

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦalo]
• Hyphenation: ha‧lo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin halos.

Noun

halo n

1. halo (atmospheric phenomenon)

Declension

Declension of halo (hard neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	halo	hala
genitive	hala	hal
dative	halu	halům
accusative	halo	hala
vocative	halo	hala
locative	halu	halech
instrumental	halem	haly

Etymology 2

Noun

halo

1. vocative singular of hala

Further reading

• “halo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “halo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 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)

1. 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/

• Audio:

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Noun

halo m (plural halo's, diminutive halootje n)

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

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhalo/

• Audio:

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• 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)

1. (architecture) hall

Derived terms

• enirhalo
• festhalo
• sporthalo

Etymology 2

Interjection

halo

1. 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
• Hyphenation^(key): ha‧lo

Etymology 1

Verb

halo

1. inflection of halkoa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Derived terms

compounds

• haloefekti
• haloilmiö
• halokaari
• halolamppu
• halonäytelmä
• halovalo

Etymology 2

From English halo, from Latin halōs, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs).

Noun

halo

1. halo

Declension

Inflection of halo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		halo	halot
genitive		halon	halojen
partitive		haloa	haloja
illative		haloon	haloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		halo	halot
accusative	nom.	halo	halot
	gen.	halon
genitive		halon	halojen
partitive		haloa	haloja
inessive		halossa	haloissa
elative		halosta	haloista
illative		haloon	haloihin
adessive		halolla	haloilla
ablative		halolta	haloilta
allative		halolle	haloille
essive		halona	haloina
translative		haloksi	haloiksi
abessive		halotta	haloitta
instructive		—	haloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of halo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haloni haloni accusative nom. haloni haloni gen. haloni genitive haloni halojeni partitive haloani halojani inessive halossani haloissani elative halostani haloistani illative halooni haloihini adessive halollani haloillani ablative haloltani haloiltani allative halolleni haloilleni essive halonani haloinani translative halokseni haloikseni abessive halottani haloittani instructive — — comitative — haloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative halosi halosi accusative nom. halosi halosi gen. halosi genitive halosi halojesi partitive haloasi halojasi inessive halossasi haloissasi elative halostasi haloistasi illative haloosi haloihisi adessive halollasi haloillasi ablative haloltasi haloiltasi allative halollesi haloillesi essive halonasi haloinasi translative haloksesi haloiksesi abessive halottasi haloittasi instructive — — comitative — haloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative halomme halomme accusative nom. halomme halomme gen. halomme genitive halomme halojemme partitive haloamme halojamme inessive halossamme haloissamme elative halostamme haloistamme illative haloomme haloihimme adessive halollamme haloillamme ablative haloltamme haloiltamme allative halollemme haloillemme essive halonamme haloinamme translative haloksemme haloiksemme abessive halottamme haloittamme instructive — — comitative — haloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative halonne halonne accusative nom. halonne halonne gen. halonne genitive halonne halojenne partitive haloanne halojanne inessive halossanne haloissanne elative halostanne haloistanne illative haloonne haloihinne adessive halollanne haloillanne ablative haloltanne haloiltanne allative halollenne haloillenne essive halonanne haloinanne translative haloksenne haloiksenne abessive halottanne haloittanne instructive — — comitative — haloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative halonsa halonsa accusative nom. halonsa halonsa gen. halonsa genitive halonsa halojensa partitive haloaan haloansa halojaan halojansa inessive halossaan halossansa haloissaan haloissansa elative halostaan halostansa haloistaan haloistansa illative haloonsa haloihinsa adessive halollaan halollansa haloillaan haloillansa ablative haloltaan haloltansa haloiltaan haloiltansa allative halolleen halollensa haloilleen haloillensa essive halonaan halonansa haloinaan haloinansa translative halokseen haloksensa haloikseen haloiksensa abessive halottaan halottansa haloittaan haloittansa instructive — — comitative — haloineen haloinensa

Derived terms

• haloilmiö

Further reading

• “halo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

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/

• Audio:

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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

Further reading

• “halo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• hola, holà

Galician

Verb

halo

1. first-person singular present indicative of halar

Ido

Noun

halo (plural hali)

1. hall, very large room

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch hallo. Compare Malay helo.

Interjection

halo

1. 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 unetymological and likely onomatopoeic. Ultimately akin to animus (“spirit”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhaː.loː/, [ˈhäːɫ̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.lo/, [ˈäːlo]

Verb

hālō (present infinitive hālāre, perfect active hālāvī, supine hālātum); first conjugation

1. to breathe
2. to emit, exhale, release (gas or fragrance)
3. to be fragrant
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.416–418:

     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.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of hālō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	hālō		hālās		hālat		hālāmus		hālātis		hālant
	imperfect	hālābam		hālābās		hālābat		hālābāmus		hālābātis		hālābant
	future	hālābō		hālābis		hālābit		hālābimus		hālābitis		hālābunt
	perfect	hālāvī		hālāvistī		hālāvit		hālāvimus		hālāvistis		hālāvērunt, hālāvēre
	pluperfect	hālāveram		hālāverās		hālāverat		hālāverāmus		hālāverātis		hālāverant
	future perfect	hālāverō		hālāveris		hālāverit		hālāverimus		hālāveritis		hālāverint
passive	present	hālor		hālāris, hālāre		hālātur		hālāmur		hālāminī		hālantur
	imperfect	hālābar		hālābāris, hālābāre		hālābātur		hālābāmur		hālābāminī		hālābantur
	future	hālābor		hālāberis, hālābere		hālābitur		hālābimur		hālābiminī		hālābuntur
	perfect	hālātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	hālātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	hālātus + future active 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, hālēre		hālētur		hālēmur		hālēminī		hālentur
	imperfect	hālārer		hālārēris, hālārēre		hālārētur		hālārēmur		hālārēminī		hālārentur
	perfect	hālātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	hālātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		hālā		—		—		hālāte		—
	future	—		hālātō		hālātō		—		hālātōte		hālantō
passive	present	—		hālāre		—		—		hālāminī		—
	future	—		hālātor		hālātor		—		—		hālantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		hālāre			hālārī			hālāns			—
future		hālātūrum esse			hālātum īrī			hālātūrus			hālandus
perfect		hālāvisse			hālātum esse			—			hālātus
future perfect		—			hālātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		hālātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		hālandī		hālandō		hālandum		hālandō		hālātum		hālātū

Synonyms

• spīrō

Derived terms

• adhālō
• anhēlo
• exhālō
• inhālō
• redhālō

Descendants

• >? Old French: haler
  • ⇒ French: haleter

Further reading

• “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.

Malay

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch hallo, possibly through Indonesian halo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha.lo]
• Rhymes: -lo, -o
• Hyphenation: ha‧lo

Interjection

halo (Jawi spelling هلو)

1. (uncommon, informal) Used to greet people; hello.

   Synonyms: helo, hai, assalamualaikum

   Halo, nak tanya pasal kerja rumah tadi sekejap, boleh?

   Hello, can I ask about the homework earlier?

Etymology 2

From English halo, 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [he.lo]
• Rhymes: -lo, -o
• Hyphenation: ha‧lo

Noun

halo (Jawi spelling هلو, plural halo-halo)

1. 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.

Further reading

• “halo” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

halo m (definite singular haloen, indefinite plural haloer, definite plural haloene)

1. halo (atmospheric phenomenon)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

halo m (definite singular haloen, indefinite plural haloar, definite plural haloane)

1. halo (atmospheric phenomenon)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxa.lɔ/

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• Rhymes: -alɔ
• Syllabification: ha‧lo

Etymology 1

Internationalism; compare English halo, French halo, German Halo, ultimately from Latin halōs, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs).

Noun

halo n (indeclinable)

1. halo (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) halo (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. (photography) halo (luminous border in a photograph around shiny or reflective objects)
4. (literary) halo (metaphorical aura of glory, veneration, or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity)

   Synonyms: aureola, gloria, nimb

Etymology 2

Borrowed from American English hallo.

Alternative forms

• hallo

Interjection

halo

1. hello? (greeting used when answering the telephone)

   Synonyms: proszę, słucham

2. hello? (call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected)

Noun

halo n (indeclinable)

1. publicity given to matters of little importance

Derived terms

adjectives

• nie halo

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

halo f

1. vocative singular of hala

Further reading

• halo I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• halo II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• halo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• halo in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.lu/

• Rhymes: -alu
• Homophone: alo
• Hyphenation: ha‧lo

Noun

halo m (plural halos)

1. (astronomy) halo (atmospheric phenomenon)

   Synonym: auréola

2. (religion, iconography) halo (luminous disc around the heads of saints)

   Synonyms: auréola, nimbo

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French halo.

Noun

halo n (plural halouri)

1. halo

Declension

Declension of halo

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	halo	haloul		halouri	halourile
genitive-dative	halo	haloului		halouri	halourilor
vocative	haloule			halourilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Noun

halo m (Cyrillic spelling хало)

1. (astronomy) halo (atmospheric phenomenon)

Etymology 2

From English hallo.

Interjection

halo (Cyrillic spelling хало)

1. (when answering the telephone) hello

   Synonyms: zdravo, ćao

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalo/ [ˈa.lo]
• Rhymes: -alo
• Syllabification: ha‧lo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin, from Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon”).

Noun

halo m (plural halos)

1. halo (atmospheric phenomenon)
2. halo (nimbus around the head of a holy figure)

Etymology 2

Verb

halo

1. first-person singular present indicative of halar

Further reading

• “halo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Anagrams

• hola

Sundanese

Etymology

From Old Sundanese halo. Perhaps related with Malay halau (“to drive away”). False cognate of English hello (or rather, holler).

Noun

halo (Sundanese script ᮠᮜᮧ)

1. holler (a shout to get somebody's attention)

Derived terms

• haloan
• ngahalokeun

Further reading

• "HALO", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

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)

1. halo (atmospheric phenomenon)

Declension

Declension of halo

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	halo	halos
	definite	halon	halons
plural	indefinite	halor	halors
	definite	halorna	halornas

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Compare Bikol Central halo (“mixture”), Cebuano halo (“mingle”), Malay haru (“stir; chaos”), and Malay arau (“stirring”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈhaloʔ/ [ˈhaː.loʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -aloʔ
  • IPA^(key): /haˈloʔ/ [hɐˈloʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: ha‧lo

Noun

halò (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓ)

1. blend; mixture (things mixed together)

   Synonym: timplada

2. mix (substance added to a mixture)

   Synonyms: lahok, banto, sahog

3. mixing; act of mixing

   Synonyms: paghalo, paghahalo

Derived terms

• halo-halo
• haluan
• haluin
• halungtiyang
• ihalo
• kahalo
• maghalo
• maghalo ang balat sa tinalupan
• magkahalo
• makihalo
• mapahalo
• paghalo
• paghaluin
• pagkakahalo
• panghalo

See also

• halubilo

Adjective

halô (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓ)

1. mixed together (by stirring)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhalo/ [ˈhaː.lo]
• Rhymes: -alo
• Syllabification: ha‧lo

Noun

halo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓ)

1. pestle (for a mortar)

   Synonyms: pambayo, pandikdik, panligis

See also

• mortero
• pambayo

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish halo but with the silent ⟨h⟩ pronounced, from Medieval Latin, from Latin halos, from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs, “disk of the sun or moon”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhalo/ [ˈhaː.lo]
• Rhymes: -alo
• Syllabification: ha‧lo

Noun

halo (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓ)

1. halo (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)

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English hello.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˈlo/ [hɐˈlo]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ha‧lo

Interjection

haló (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜓ)

1. hello!

Alternative forms

• helo

See also

• kumusta
• uy

Further reading

• “halo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• laho

Tetum

Verb

halo

1. to do, to make
2. to build