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Halle
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halle hallé hälle hallë Hälle
English
+ (Saale)
Etymology
As a en de - surname, variant of en Hall.
As a en fr - surname, from the noun fr halle covered room.
As a Belgian and en nl - surname, from Halle, Belgium.
As a Jewish surname, from Halle (Saale) Halle in Saxony, named after the river en Saale.
Pronunciation
female given name hălē, en /ˈhæli/
Proper noun
en independent city s/Saxony-Anhalt c/Germany.
en 2008-06-14 w:The Associated Press Federer Extends Streak w:The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/14/sports/tennis/14sportsbriefs-FEDEREREXTEN_BRF.html Roger Federer extended his grasscourt streak to 57 matches with a victory over Marcos Baghdatis and will play Nicolas Kiefer in the semifinals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany. https://web.archive.org/web/20221126022543/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/14/sports/tennis/14sportsbriefs-FEDEREREXTEN_BRF.html
en female, en Hallie 1. popularized by american actress Halle Berry
Translations
city in Saxony-Anhalt
Dutch: nl Halle n
German: de Halle n
Hindi: hi हाले
Latin: la Hala Saxōnum f
Anagrams
en aehll Hella hella hella-
Dutch
Etymology
(Gelderland) First attested as hall in 1263. Potentially a compound of gem-pro *halha- highland spur and dum lo light forest on sandy soil. Another possibility is a derivation from nl dum halle covered market, from nl odt *halla, from nl frk *hallu.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɦɑ.lə/
nl Hal le
nl ɑlə 2
Proper noun
n
nl city p/Flemish Brabant c/Belgium
nl Buizingen Lembeek
nl village mun/Bronckhorst p/Gelderland c/Netherlands
nl city s/Saxony-Anhalt c/Germany
Derived terms
nl Hallenaar Halls Halle-Heide Halle-Nijman Parelgrijs van Halle Hals
References
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈhalə/
de De-Halle.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de alə 2
Etymology 1
de ine-pro *ḱel- cover
From de gmh halle, from de goh halla, from de gmw-pro *hallu. Compare nds Hall, nl hal, en hall, da hall, sv hall.
Noun
f
hall a spacious room, especially one with a specific function
Declension
f
Hyponyms
de Bahnhofshalle Feuerhalle Kaufhalle Leichenhalle Markthalle Schwimmhalle Sporthalle Spielhalle Turnhalle Eingangshalle Ruhmeshalle Vorhalle
Derived terms
de Hallenbad
de Hallenschwimmbad
Etymology 2
Attested in early manuscripts as Halla. Of unclear origin, traditionally linked to the river en Saale, whose name ultimately derives from de ine-pro *sḗh₂l salt. Alternatively, from de gmw-pro *hallu building supported by columns.
Proper noun
toponym
de place de independent city s/Saxony-Anhalt c/Germany Halle
de Halle (Saale) Halle an der Saale Halle a/S. Halle a. d. S. Halle a. S.
de town dist/de:Gütersloh s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany
de Halle (Westf.) Halle (Westfalen)
de village dist/de:Grafschaft Bentheim s/Lower Saxony c/Germany
de municipality dist:pref/de:Holzminden s/Lower Saxony c/Germany
de small river s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany
de city/and/municipality dist:pref/nl:Halle-Vilvoorde p:pref/Flemish Brabant c/Belgium
Derived terms
de hallisch
de Hallenser
de Haller
References
Steffen Drenkelfuss: Halle – die schräge Stadt. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (Halle/Saalkreis)
Further reading
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