halas

See also: Appendix:Variations of "halas"

English

Noun

halas

1. plural of hala

Anagrams

• Lasha, Lhasa, Sahla, Salah, salah, shala

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *hálas (“snake”), related to ihalas (“wild”). Compare Tagalog ahas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈhalas/ [ˈhaː.l̪as̪]
• (l-eliding dialects) IPA^(key): /ˈha(ː)s/ [ˈha(ː)s̪]
• Hyphenation: ha‧las

Noun

halas (Badlit spelling ᜑᜎᜐ᜔)

1. snake

   Synonym: bitin

   'Tuay halas sa kahoy. ― There is a snake in the tree.

2. (humorous) penis

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:halas.

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhalas/ [ˈha.l̪as]
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔalas/ [ˈʔa.l̪as] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: ha‧las

Noun

hálas (Basahan spelling ᜑᜎᜐ᜔)

1. snake; serpent

See also

• kamandag
• sawa

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-der.

Proto-Slavic *galъ

Ukrainian -ас (-as)

Ukrainian га́лас (hálas)bor.

Polish hałasbor.

Czech halas

Borrowed from Polish hałas, borrowed from Ukrainian га́лас (hálas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦalas]
• Hyphenation: ha‧las

Noun

halas m inan

1. racket, noise

   Synonyms: rámus, hlahol

Declension

Declension of halas (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	halas	halasy
genitive	halasu	halasů
dative	halasu	halasům
accusative	halas	halasy
vocative	halase	halasy
locative	halase, halasu	halasech
instrumental	halasem	halasy

Related terms

• hlas

Further reading

• “halas”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “halas”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “halas”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

French

Verb

halas

1. second-person singular past historic of haler

Galician

Verb

halas

1. second-person singular present indicative of halar

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From Proto-Central Philippine *hálas (“snake”). Compare Tagalog ahas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhalas/ [ˈha.las]
• Hyphenation: ha‧las

Noun

halas

1. snake; serpent

Hungarian

Etymology

hal (“fish”) +‎ -as (adjective-forming suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒlɒʃ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ha‧las
• Rhymes: -ɒʃ

Adjective

halas (not comparable)

1. made with fish, containing fish

Declension

Inflection of halas

	singular	plural
nominative	halas	halasak
accusative	halast halasat	halasakat
dative	halasnak	halasaknak
instrumental	halassal	halasakkal
causal-final	halasért	halasakért
translative	halassá	halasakká
terminative	halasig	halasakig
essive-formal	halasként	halasakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	halasban	halasakban
superessive	halason	halasakon
adessive	halasnál	halasaknál
illative	halasba	halasakba
sublative	halasra	halasakra
allative	halashoz	halasakhoz
elative	halasból	halasakból
delative	halasról	halasakról
ablative	halastól	halasaktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	halasé	halasaké
non-attributive possessive – plural	halaséi	halasakéi

Derived terms

Compound words

• halastó

Noun

halas (plural halasok)

1. (colloquial) fishmonger (a person who sells fish)

   Synonyms: halárus, halkereskedő

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	halas	halasok
accusative	halast	halasokat
dative	halasnak	halasoknak
instrumental	halassal	halasokkal
causal-final	halasért	halasokért
translative	halassá	halasokká
terminative	halasig	halasokig
essive-formal	halasként	halasokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	halasban	halasokban
superessive	halason	halasokon
adessive	halasnál	halasoknál
illative	halasba	halasokba
sublative	halasra	halasokra
allative	halashoz	halasokhoz
elative	halasból	halasokból
delative	halasról	halasokról
ablative	halastól	halasoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	halasé	halasoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	halaséi	halasokéi

Possessive forms of halas

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	halasom	halasaim
2nd person sing.	halasod	halasaid
3rd person sing.	halasa	halasai
1st person plural	halasunk	halasaink
2nd person plural	halasotok	halasaitok
3rd person plural	halasuk	halasaik

Further reading

• halas in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Latin

Verb

hālās

1. second-person singular present active indicative of hālō

Lithuanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἅλως (hálōs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²ˈɣɑːlɐs]
• Rhymes: -ɑːlɐs
• Syllabification: hã‧las

Noun

halas m

1. halo (optical phenomenon)

Declension

Declension of halas

	singular	plural
nominative	halas	halai
genitive	halo	halų
dative	halui	halams
accusative	halą	halus
instrumental	halu	halais
locative	hale	haluose
vocative	hale	halai

Mamanwa

Noun

halas

1. snake

Old English

Noun

hālas

1. nominative/accusative plural of halh

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• alaša, àlās

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian halász (“fisherman”).

Noun

hàlās m inan (Cyrillic spelling ха̀ла̄с)

1. (regional) a river fisherman

Declension

Declension of halas

	singular	plural
nominative	hàlās	halási
genitive	halása	halásā
dative	halásu	halásima
accusative	hàlās	haláse
vocative	halase	halási
locative	halásu	halásima
instrumental	halásom	halásima

Synonyms

• rìbīč, rȉbār (standard word)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalas/ [ˈa.las]
• Rhymes: -alas
• Syllabification: ha‧las

Verb

halas

1. second-person singular present indicative of halar

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhalas/ [ˈhaː.lɐs]
• Rhymes: -alas
• Syllabification: ha‧las

Noun

halas (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜐ᜔)

1. light, itchy scratch (caused by sharp blades of grass)
2. hairy, powdery coverings on some grass that cause itchiness

Derived terms

• halas-halas
• mahalasan

See also

• galos

Waray-Waray

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhalas/, [ˈha.las]
• Hyphenation: ha‧las

Noun

halas

1. snake; serpent