άλως

Greek (Cypriot)

noun
Definitions
  • halo on religious paintings
  • halo around celestial objects

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἅλως (disk of the sun moon, threshing floor with its surrounding threshold, threshing floor, disk of a shield, ring of light around the sun moon, halo, floor).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἅλως

Gloss

disk of the sun moon, threshing floor with its surrounding threshold, threshing floor, disk of a shield, ring of light around the sun moon, halo, floor

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
🤣

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