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

1. 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.
2. (religion) halo, a luminous disc, around or over the heads of saints, angels etc.
3. (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")