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Halle
Halle
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhalə/
- Rhymes: -alə
Etymology 1
From Middle High German halle, from Old High German halla, from Proto-Germanic *hallō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to hide, cover, conceal”). Compare Low German Hall, Dutch hal, English hall, Danish and Swedish hall.
Noun
Halle f (genitive Halle, plural Hallen)
Declension
Declension of Halle
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Attested in early manuscripts as Halla.
Proper noun
Halle n (genitive Halles)
- Halle, a city in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; also called Saale
- any of several other cities with the same name