Icelandic

Proper noun

Halla f

1. A female given name

Declension

Albanian

Noun

halla f

1. definite nominative singular of hallë
2. indefinite nominative plural of hallë
3. indefinite accusative plural of hallë

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *halla, from earlier *šalna, from a Baltic language. Cognates include Estonian hall, Northern Sami suoldni, Lithuanian šalnà and Latvian salna.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hal‧la
• Rhymes: -ɑlːɑ
• IPA^(key): [ˈhɑlːɑ]

Noun

halla

1. frost

   alavilla mailla hallanvaara

   risk of frost on low-lying areas

Declension

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhatla/

  Rhymes: -atla

  Homophone: Halla

Verb

halla ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hallaði, supine hallað)

1. (intransitive) to slant
2. (transitive, with dative) to cause to slant, lay or let down (into a slanting position, or to rest)
3. (reflexive, with dative) to go to sleep, take a nap

Conjugation

Noun

halla

1. indefinite genitive plural of höll

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish [Term?], a borrowing 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhal̪ˠə/

Noun

halla m ‎(genitive singular halla, nominative plural hallaí)

1. hall
   1. (usually plural) mansion
   2. study hall
   3. public building
   4. hallway

Declension

Derived terms

References

• "halla" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “halla” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• Homophone: haya (in dialects with yeísmo)

Verb

halla

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of hallar.