άλως

Greek

Etymology

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

άλως • (álos) f (uncountable)

1. halo (on religious paintings)
2. halo (around celestial objects)
3. lens flare (photography)
4. areola (θηλαία άλως)

Declension

Declension of άλως

	singular
nominative	άλως (álos)
genitive	άλω (álo)
accusative	άλω (álo)
vocative	άλω (álo)

Synonyms

• (on paintings): φωτοστέφανο n (fotostéfano)