Contionary:rathol
Niemish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈraːθʊl/
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *raduraz. The use of the term for an atmospheric halo for the halo of a saint or angel is shared with English but not most European languages, which usually use a word derived from Latin nimbus ("cloud").
Noun
² ráthol n.m. syncopating hard stem
- halo, 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.
- (religion) halo, a luminous disc, around or over the heads of saints, angels etc.
- (astronomy) corona, the luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun (or other star), extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse.
Declension
| declension of ráthol (mh-S declension) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ráthol | ràthlan | ráthols | ràthlas |
| genitive | rä́thuls | rä̀thles | rä̀thle | rä́thulse |
| dative | ráthol | ràthlum | ràthlą | ràthlę |
See also
- ráth ("wheel")