Halle

== English == === Etymology === As a German surname, variant of Hall. As a French surname, from the noun halle (“covered room”). As a Belgian and Dutch surname, from Halle, Belgium. As a Jewish surname, from Halle in Saxony, named after the river Saale. === Pronunciation === (female given name) enPR: hălē, IPA(key): /ˈhæli/ === Proper noun === Halle An independent city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. A female given name, alternative spelling of Hallie. popularized by american actress Halle Berry === Anagrams === Hella, hella, hella- == Dutch == === Etymology === (Gelderland) First attested as hall in 1263. Potentially a compound of Proto-Germanic *halha- (“highland spur”) and lo (“light forest on sandy soil”). Another possibility is a derivation from Middle Dutch halle (“covered market”), from Old Dutch *halla, from Frankish *hallu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɑ.lə/ Hyphenation: Hal‧le Rhymes: -ɑlə === Proper noun === Halle n a city in Flemish Brabant, Belgium Meronyms: Buizingen, Lembeek a village in Bronckhorst, Gelderland, Netherlands a city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany ==== Derived terms ==== === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhalə/ Rhymes: -alə === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== Halle f (genitive Halle, plural Hallen) hall (a spacious room, especially one with a specific function) ===== Declension ===== ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== Hallenbad Hallenschwimmbad === Etymology 2 === Attested in early manuscripts as Halla. Of unclear origin, traditionally linked to the river Saale, whose name ultimately derives from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”). Alternatively, from Proto-West Germanic *hallu (“building supported by columns”). ==== Proper noun ==== Halle n (proper noun, genitive Halles or (optionally with an article) Halle) Halle (an independent city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) Synonyms: Halle (Saale), Halle an der Saale, Halle a/S., Halle a. d. S., Halle a. S. a town in Gütersloh district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Synonyms: Halle (Westf.), Halle (Westfalen) a village in Grafschaft Bentheim district, Lower Saxony, Germany a municipality of the district of Holzminden, Lower Saxony, Germany a small river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany a city and municipality of the district of Halle-Vilvoorde, province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium ===== Derived terms ===== hallisch Hallenser Haller ==== References ==== Steffen Drenkelfuss: Halle – die schräge Stadt. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (Halle/Saalkreis) === Further reading === “Halle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Halle” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Halle” in Duden online Halle on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Halle”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891