Saal

See also: saal, sål, and sáál

German

Alternative forms

• Sahl

Etymology

From Middle High German sal, from Old High German sal, sali, seli, from Proto-Germanic *saliz, *salą, from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“human settlement, village, dwelling”). Cognate with Dutch zaal, Swedish sal, Old English sele, Russian село́ (seló). Also cognate with French salle. Compare English salon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaːl/

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Saal m (genitive Saales or Saals, plural Säle or Sääle)

1. hall or large room.

Usage notes

• The plural Sääle is proscribed nowadays.

Derived terms

• Empfangssaal
• Gemeindesaal
• Hörsaal
• Kirchensaal
• Konzertsaal
• Lesesaal
• Musiksaal
• Saalbau
• Saalkirche
• Schlafsaal
• Speisesaal
• Tanzsaal
• Theatersaal
• Turnsaal
• Vorlesungssaal

 

Descendants

• Bulgarian: зала (zala)
• Estonian: saal
• Russian: зал (zal)
  • Georgian: ზალა (zala)

See also

• Zimmer

Further reading

• “Saal” in Duden online