Saal

== Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsaal] === Proper noun === Saal m anim (female equivalent Saalová) a male surname from German ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Saal”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech) == German == === Alternative forms === Sahl, Sal (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle High German sal, from Old High German sal, sali, seli, from Proto-West Germanic *sali, 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/, (southern also) [s-] Rhymes: -aːl === Noun === Saal m (strong, genitive Saales or Saals, plural Säle, diminutive Sälchen n) hall or large room (chiefly for gatherings or performances by large groups of people) ==== Usage notes ==== The near-synonyms Saal and Halle tend to be distinguished insofar as the former refers to a large but furnished and comfortable room, while the latter is usually more barren, as in Ballsaal (“ballroom”) vs. Turnhalle (“gym, sports hall”). ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Bulgarian: зала (zala) Estonian: saal Kashubian: zala Russian: зал (zal) Georgian: ზალა (zala) Serbo-Croatian: sala ==== See also ==== Zimmer Halle === Further reading === “Saal”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Saal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Saal” in Duden online