Halle

Meaning

Noun

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

Name

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

Concepts

hall

Halle

concourse

saloon

shed

whole

room

workshop

spacious room

lobby

auditorium

court

guest room

hangar

Synonyms

Saal

Pavillon

Aula

Flur

Gebäude

Haus

🏠

Herrenhaus

Klubhaus

Salon

Schiff

Vestibül

Vorhalle

Wagendach

Bahnhofshalle

Versammlungshaus

Vereinsgebäude

Empfangssaal

Bankettsaal

Lagerhalle

Saal Säle

Werkhalle

Händelstadt

Diele

Flagge

Translations

salle

Halle

hal

hall

salón

salon

hall

vestíbulo

sala

salão

αίθουσα

zaal

Halle

atelier

salon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhalə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: halle

Inherited from Old High German: halla

Cognate with Low German: Hall

Cognate with Dutch: hal

Cognate with English: hall

Cognate with Danish: hall

Cognate with Swedish: hall

In summary

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.

Sentences

Später studierte er an der Universität Halle .

He later studied at the University of Halle.

Nach dieser Tätigkeit übersiedelte er nach Halle .

After this activity, he moved to Halle.

Als öffentlicher Raum übernimmt die Halle die Funktion der antiken Agora .

As a public space, the hall takes over the function of the ancient agora.

Er hatte Professuren an den Universitäten Berlin , Leiden , Erlangen und Halle inne .

He held professorships at the universities of Berlin, Leiden, Erlangen and Halle.