hall
English
Etymology
From Middle English halle, from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house; palace, temple; law-court”), from Proto-Germanic *hallō (“hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, conceal”). Cognate with Scots hall, haw (“hall”), Dutch hal (“hall”), German Halle (“hall”), Norwegian hall (“hall”), Swedish hall (“hall”), Icelandic höll (“palace”), Latin cella (“room, cell”), Sanskrit शाला (śā́lā, “house, mansion, hall”).
Pronunciation
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- Homophone: haul
Noun
hall (plural halls)
- A corridor; a hallway.
- The drinking fountain was out in the hall.
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 13, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
- We tiptoed into the house, up the stairs and along the hall into the room where the Professor had been spending so much of his time.
- A meeting room.
- The hotel had three halls for conferences, and two were in use by the convention.
- A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion).
- The duke lived in a great hall overlooking the sea.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Cowell to this entry?)
- A building providing student accommodation at a university.
- The student government hosted several social events so that students from different halls would intermingle.
- The principal room of a secular medieval building.
- (obsolete) Cleared passageway through a crowd, as for dancing.
- (Can we date this quote by Ben Jonson and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?), Tale of a Tub
- Then cry, a hall, a hall! Come, father Rosin, with your fiddle now.
- (Can we date this quote by Ben Jonson and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?), Tale of a Tub
- A place for special professional education, or for conferring professional degrees or licences.
- a Divinity Hall; Apothecaries' Hall
- (India) A living room.
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Translations
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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (compare English shallow, Middle High German hel (“tired, weak”), Ancient Greek σκέλλω (skéllō, “to dry up”), σκληρός (sklērós, “hard, harsh”)).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
hall m (plural halle, definite halli, definite plural hallet)
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “hall”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 141
Chinese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ho1
- Yale: hō
- Cantonese Pinyin: ho1
- Guangdong Romanization: ho1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
(deprecated template usage) hall
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English hall. Doublet of hal.
Pronunciation
Noun
hall c (singular definite hallen, plural indefinite haller)
- hall (a corridor or a hallway)
Inflection
Estonian
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Noun
hall (genitive halla, partitive halla)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | hall | hallad |
genitive | halla | hallade |
partitive | halla | hallu / hallasid |
illative | halla / hallasse | halladesse |
inessive | hallas | hallades |
elative | hallast | halladest |
allative | hallale | halladele |
adessive | hallal | halladel |
ablative | hallalt | halladelt |
translative | hallaks | halladeks |
terminative | hallani | halladeni |
essive | hallana | halladena |
abessive | hallata | halladeta |
comitative | hallaga | halladega |
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
Adjective
hall (genitive halli, partitive halli, comparative hallim, superlative kõige hallim)
- grey (color)
Declension
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See also
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
hall (genitive halli, partitive halli)
- hall (large room or building)
Declension
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ol/
Noun
hall m (plural halls)
Further reading
- “hall”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Pronunciation
Verb
hall
- (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of hallen.
- (colloquial) (deprecated template usage) First-person singular present of hallen.
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From the coincidence[1] of the Proto-Uralic *kontale- (compare Old Hungarian hadl (“hear”), Mansi, Finnish kuunnella) and Proto-Uralic *kule- (compare Mansi and Finnish kuulla).
Verb
hall
- (intransitive) to hear (to perceive sounds through the ear)
- (transitive) to hear (to perceive with the ear)
- Hallottam egy hangot a szobából. ― I heard a sound from the room.
Conjugation
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | hallok | hallasz | hall | hallunk | hallotok | hallanak | |
Def. | hallom | hallod | hallja | halljuk | halljátok | hallják | |||
2nd-p. o. | hallak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | hallottam | hallottál | hallott | hallottunk | hallottatok | hallottak | ||
Def. | hallottam | hallottad | hallotta | hallottuk | hallottátok | hallották | |||
2nd-p. o. | hallottalak | ― | |||||||
Future | Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. hallani fog. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | hallék | hallál | halla | hallánk | hallátok | hallának | ||
Def. | hallám | hallád | hallá | hallánk | hallátok | hallák | |||
2nd-p. o. | hallálak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. hall vala, hallott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | hallandok | hallandasz | halland | hallandunk | hallandotok | hallandanak | ||
Def. | hallandom | hallandod | hallandja | hallandjuk | hallandjátok | hallandják | |||
2nd-p. o. | hallandalak | ― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | hallanék | hallanál | hallana | hallanánk | hallanátok | hallanának | |
Def. | hallanám | hallanád | hallaná | hallanánk (or hallanók) |
hallanátok | hallanák | |||
2nd-p. o. | hallanálak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. hallott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | halljak | hallj or halljál |
halljon | halljunk | halljatok | halljanak | |
Def. | halljam | halld or halljad |
hallja | halljuk | halljátok | hallják | |||
2nd-p. o. | halljalak | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. hallott légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | hallani | hallanom | hallanod | hallania | hallanunk | hallanotok | hallaniuk | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
hallás | halló | hallott | hallandó | hallva (hallván) | |||||
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs). | |||||||||
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | hallhatok | hallhatsz | hallhat | hallhatunk | hallhattok | hallhatnak | |
Def. | hallhatom | hallhatod | hallhatja | hallhatjuk | hallhatjátok | hallhatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | hallhatlak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | hallhattam | hallhattál | hallhatott | hallhattunk | hallhattatok | hallhattak | ||
Def. | hallhattam | hallhattad | hallhatta | hallhattuk | hallhattátok | hallhatták | |||
2nd-p. o. | hallhattalak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | hallhaték | hallhatál | hallhata | hallhatánk | hallhatátok | hallhatának | ||
Def. | hallhatám | hallhatád | hallhatá | hallhatánk | hallhatátok | hallhaták | |||
2nd-p. o. | hallhatálak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. hallhat vala, hallhatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | hallhatandok or hallandhatok |
hallhatandasz or hallandhatsz |
hallhatand or hallandhat |
hallhatandunk or hallandhatunk |
hallhatandotok or hallandhattok |
hallhatandanak or hallandhatnak | ||
Def. | hallhatandom or hallandhatom |
hallhatandod or hallandhatod |
hallhatandja or hallandhatja |
hallhatandjuk or hallandhatjuk |
hallhatandjátok or hallandhatjátok |
hallhatandják or hallandhatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | hallhatandalak or hallandhatlak |
― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | hallhatnék | hallhatnál | hallhatna | hallhatnánk | hallhatnátok | hallhatnának | |
Def. | hallhatnám | hallhatnád | hallhatná | hallhatnánk (or hallhatnók) |
hallhatnátok | hallhatnák | |||
2nd-p. o. | hallhatnálak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. hallhatott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | hallhassak | hallhass or hallhassál |
hallhasson | hallhassunk | hallhassatok | hallhassanak | |
Def. | hallhassam | hallhasd or hallhassad |
hallhassa | hallhassuk | hallhassátok | hallhassák | |||
2nd-p. o. | hallhassalak | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. hallhatott légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (hallhatni) | (hallhatnom) | (hallhatnod) | (hallhatnia) | (hallhatnunk) | (hallhatnotok) | (hallhatniuk) | ||
Positive adjective | hallható | Neg. adj. | hallhatatlan | Adv. part. | (hallhatva / hallhatván) | ||||
Derived terms
References
- ^ Entry #386 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
Further reading
- hall in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Halle.[1]
Noun
hall (plural hallok)
- middle-sized, windowless room, entryway, hallway (in a private flat/apartment, with a size not smaller than 8 m² [9.5 yd²], with space for people, but without affording them privacy due to its being an entry to other rooms)[2][3][4][5][6][7]
- lobby, foyer, lounge (e.g. in a hotel or an opera house)
- Synonyms: társalgó, előcsarnok
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | hall | hallok |
accusative | hallt | hallokat |
dative | hallnak | halloknak |
instrumental | hallal | hallokkal |
causal-final | hallért | hallokért |
translative | hallá | hallokká |
terminative | hallig | hallokig |
essive-formal | hallként | hallokként |
essive-modal | hallul | hallokul |
inessive | hallban | hallokban |
superessive | hallon | hallokon |
adessive | hallnál | halloknál |
illative | hallba | hallokba |
sublative | hallra | hallokra |
allative | hallhoz | hallokhoz |
elative | hallból | hallokból |
delative | hallról | hallokról |
ablative | halltól | halloktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
hallé | halloké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
halléi | hallokéi |
Possessive forms of hall | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | hallom | halljaim |
2nd person sing. | hallod | halljaid |
3rd person sing. | hallja | halljai |
1st person plural | hallunk | halljaink |
2nd person plural | hallotok | halljaitok |
3rd person plural | halljuk | halljaik |
Derived terms
References
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
- ^ Az előszobát követő, a helyiségek előterét alkotó ablaktalan lakóhelyiség neve hall, melynek területe minimum 8 négyzetméter. Minden, amit tudni akartál a lakásokról, de soha nem mertél megkérdezni
- ^ Ablaktalan, 8-10 négyzetméternél nem kisebb helyiség, funkciója csupán annyi, hogy a belőle nyíló szobák külön bejáratát biztosítja. Nem tévesztendő össze az előszobával, mivel a hall nem feltétlenül a bejárati ajtó mögött helyezkedik el. Régi, polgári lakások gyakori elrendezése, hogy az előszobából rövid folyosó vezet a hallba. Az alkóvtól a manzárdig – ingatlanos kisszótár
- ^ Egy olyan ablaktalan helyiség, ahonnan ajtók nyílnak a többi szobába. A nagykönyv szerint legalább 8-10 négyzetméteres kell, hogy legyen, de a valóságban a panellakásokban ritkán érik el ezt a méretet. Mindenképpen egy olyan közlekedő, ami hasznosítható. Nem keverendő össze az előszobával, de legtöbbször az előszoba a hallba vezet. 20 ingatlanos kifejezés, amivel jó, ha tisztában vagy
- ^ A legfőbb, minden kritikában visszaköszönő érv az volt, hogy a hallos lakás teljesen alkalmatlan gyermekes családok számára, mert nem teszi lehetővé a felnőttek és gyermekek, illetve ez utóbbiak esetében a lányok és fiúk egymástól elkülönített alvását. Az 1930-as évek új lakástípusa: a hallos lakás
- ^ <Városi típusú lakásokban> rendsz. a bejárat közelében levő, gyak. ablaktalan nagyobb helyiség, amelyből a többi helyiség nyílik, s amely az előszobával ellentétben tartózkodásra, vendégek fogadására is haszn. és lakható. From hall in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN, quoted below.
- ^ Lakásban (az előszoba után) a helyiségek előterét alkotó (ablaktalan) (lakó)helyiség. In: Pusztai, Ferenc (ed.). Magyar értelmező kéziszótár (“A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian”). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003. 2nd, expanded and revised edition →ISBN. Online searchable version (under development)
Further reading
- hall in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“An Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Ludian
Etymology
Akin to Finnish halla.
Noun
hall
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
hall m (definite singular hallen, indefinite plural haller, definite plural hallene)
- a hall (a building or very large room)
Derived terms
References
- “hall” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hǫll. Akin to English hall.
Noun
hall m (definite singular hallen, indefinite plural hallar, definite plural hallane)
or
hall f (definite singular halla, indefinite plural haller, definite plural hallene)
- a hall (a building or very large room)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
hall n (definite singular hallet, indefinite plural hall, definite plural halla)
- a slope, sloping terrain
Derived terms
References
- “hall” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
hall m (plural s)
- (architecture) lobby; entrance hall (room in a building used for entry from the outside)
Derived terms
Spanish
Noun
hall m (plural halls)
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse hǫll, from Proto-Germanic *hallō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-. Compare English hall. Related to Latin cella and English cellar.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
hall c
Declension
Declension of hall | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hall | hallen | hallar | hallarna |
Genitive | halls | hallens | hallars | hallarnas |
References
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
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Adjective
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Etymology 2
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Noun
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- area where no particularly large forest exist
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