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die Halle

noun · /ˈhalə/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German halle, from Old High German halla, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu. Compare Low German Hall, Dutch hal, English hall, Danish hall, Swedish hall.

Translation

  1. hall (a spacious room, especially one with a specific function) feminine

    Kaum hatten wir die Halle betreten, begann die Zeremonie.

    No sooner had we entered the hall than the ceremony began.

    Die Halle war randvoll.

    The hall was filled to capacity.

    Die Halle war voll mit Studenten. Unter ihnen waren viele Mädchen.

    The hall was filled with students, many of whom were girls.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Halle Hallen
Accusative Halle Hallen
Dative Halle Hallen
Genitive Halle Hallen

Halle

name · /ˈhalə/ ·
Etymology

Attested in early manuscripts as Halla. Of unclear origin, traditionally linked to the river Saale, whose name ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”). Alternatively, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu (“building supported by columns”).

Translation

  1. Halle (an independent city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) neuter, proper-noun
  2. a town in Gütersloh district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany neuter, proper-noun
  3. a village in Grafschaft Bentheim district, Lower Saxony, Germany neuter, proper-noun
  4. a municipality of the district of Holzminden, Lower Saxony, Germany neuter, proper-noun
  5. a small river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany neuter, proper-noun
  6. a city and municipality of the district of Halle-Vilvoorde, province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium neuter, proper-noun

Halle

noun ·

Translation

  1. concourse source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. hall source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. reception lobby; lobby; foyer; vestibule source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en