halle

See also: Halle, hallé, hälle, hallë, and Hälle

Estonian

Noun

halle

1. partitive plural of hall

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French halle, from Old French hale, from Frankish *hallu, from Proto-Germanic *hallō. More at hall.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /al/

Noun

halle f (plural halles)

1. hall
2. covered market or similar building

Descendants

• → Turkish: hal

Further reading

• “halle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -alə

Verb

halle

1. inflection of hallen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Latin

Noun

halle

1. vocative singular of hallus

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English heall, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu, from Proto-Germanic *hallō (“hall”). The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique cases.

Noun

halle (plural halles)

1. hall (manor house)
2. hall (large room)

Alternative forms

• hall, hal, hale, alle, hawle, haule

Descendants

• English: hall (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: haw
• Yola: haul

References

• “hal(le, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

halle (plural halles)

1. Alternative form of hale (“hale (temporary structure for housing, entertaining, eating meals, etc.)”)

Etymology 3

Adjective

halle

1. Alternative form of hole (“healthy, whole”)

Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

halle f (plural halles)

1. (Jersey) stall (in a market, etc.)

Spanish

Verb

halle

1. inflection of hallar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative