Halo
See also: Appendix:Variations of "halo"
English
Etymology
From the halo in the team logo.
Noun
Halo (plural Halos)
- (informal) A member of the Angels Major League Baseball team.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin halo, from accusative of Latin halos, 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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhaːlo]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ha‧lo
Noun
Halo m (strong, genitive Halos, plural Halos or Halonen)
- 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)
Further reading
- “Halo” in Duden online
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɦalɔ]
Proper noun
Halo m pers (female equivalent Halová)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Halo | Halovia | Halovci |
| genitive | Hala | Halov | Halovcov |
| dative | Halovi | Halom | Halovcom |
| accusative | Hala | Halov | Halovcov |
| locative | Halovi | Haloch | Halovcoch |
| instrumental | Halom | Halami | Halovcami |
Further reading
- “Halo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025