halla

See also: hallá, hälla, hålla, hallå, ħalla, hällä, and Halla

English

Noun

halla (countable and uncountable, plural hallas or hallot or halloth or hallos)

1. Alternative form of challah

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haɫ̪a]

Noun

halla f

1. inflection of hallë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Estonian

Noun

halla

1. genitive/partitive/illative singular of hall

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *halla, from earlier *šalna, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian šalnà and Latvian salna). Cognates include Estonian hall and Northern Sami suoldni.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

halla

1. frost, killing frost (below-freezing temperature that occurs at night during the growing season)
2. frost damage (damage caused by such frost)

   alavilla mailla hallan vaara ― risk of frost damage in low-lying areas

3. (figuratively) damage, harm

   tehdä hallaa ― to do damage, do harm

Declension

Inflection of halla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		halla	hallat
genitive		hallan	hallojen
partitive		hallaa	halloja
illative		hallaan	halloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		halla	hallat
accusative	nom.	halla	hallat
	gen.	hallan
genitive		hallan	hallojen hallain rare
partitive		hallaa	halloja
inessive		hallassa	halloissa
elative		hallasta	halloista
illative		hallaan	halloihin
adessive		hallalla	halloilla
ablative		hallalta	halloilta
allative		hallalle	halloille
essive		hallana	halloina
translative		hallaksi	halloiksi
abessive		hallatta	halloitta
instructive		—	halloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of halla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hallani hallani accusative nom. hallani hallani gen. hallani genitive hallani hallojeni hallaini rare partitive hallaani hallojani inessive hallassani halloissani elative hallastani halloistani illative hallaani halloihini adessive hallallani halloillani ablative hallaltani halloiltani allative hallalleni halloilleni essive hallanani halloinani translative hallakseni halloikseni abessive hallattani halloittani instructive — — comitative — halloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hallasi hallasi accusative nom. hallasi hallasi gen. hallasi genitive hallasi hallojesi hallaisi rare partitive hallaasi hallojasi inessive hallassasi halloissasi elative hallastasi halloistasi illative hallaasi halloihisi adessive hallallasi halloillasi ablative hallaltasi halloiltasi allative hallallesi halloillesi essive hallanasi halloinasi translative hallaksesi halloiksesi abessive hallattasi halloittasi instructive — — comitative — halloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hallamme hallamme accusative nom. hallamme hallamme gen. hallamme genitive hallamme hallojemme hallaimme rare partitive hallaamme hallojamme inessive hallassamme halloissamme elative hallastamme halloistamme illative hallaamme halloihimme adessive hallallamme halloillamme ablative hallaltamme halloiltamme allative hallallemme halloillemme essive hallanamme halloinamme translative hallaksemme halloiksemme abessive hallattamme halloittamme instructive — — comitative — halloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hallanne hallanne accusative nom. hallanne hallanne gen. hallanne genitive hallanne hallojenne hallainne rare partitive hallaanne hallojanne inessive hallassanne halloissanne elative hallastanne halloistanne illative hallaanne halloihinne adessive hallallanne halloillanne ablative hallaltanne halloiltanne allative hallallenne halloillenne essive hallananne halloinanne translative hallaksenne halloiksenne abessive hallattanne halloittanne instructive — — comitative — halloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hallansa hallansa accusative nom. hallansa hallansa gen. hallansa genitive hallansa hallojensa hallainsa rare partitive hallaansa hallojaan hallojansa inessive hallassaan hallassansa halloissaan halloissansa elative hallastaan hallastansa halloistaan halloistansa illative hallaansa halloihinsa adessive hallallaan hallallansa halloillaan halloillansa ablative hallaltaan hallaltansa halloiltaan halloiltansa allative hallalleen hallallensa halloilleen halloillensa essive hallanaan hallanansa halloinaan halloinansa translative hallakseen hallaksensa halloikseen halloiksensa abessive hallattaan hallattansa halloittaan halloittansa instructive — — comitative — halloineen halloinensa

Derived terms

adjectives

• hallainen
• hallaton
• hallava

 

nouns

• hallaisuus
• hallakko
• hallatar

 

compounds

• halla-aamu
• Halla-aho
• hallaharjanne
• hallahattu
• hallakausi
• hallakesä
• hallakorpi
• Hallamaa
• hallamiilu
• hallamittari
• hallanarka
• hallankestävä
• hallanpanema
• hallanpesä
• hallanpurema
• hallantorjunta
• hallanvaara
• hallanvahinko
• hallanvika
• hallaperäinen
• hallarovio
• hallasavu
• hallasoihtu
• hallasuo
• hallatuuli
• hallausva
• hallavahinko
• hallavakuutus
• hallavuosi
• hallayö
• jallakamiina
• syyshalla
• yöhalla

 

Further reading

• “halla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• Allah

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hallr (“slant, slope”).

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

halla — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að halla
supine (sagnbót)		hallað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		hallandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég halla	við höllum	present (nútíð)	ég halli	við höllum
	þú hallar	þið hallið		þú hallir	þið hallið
	hann, hún, það hallar	þeir, þær, þau halla		hann, hún, það halli	þeir, þær, þau halli
past (þátíð)	ég hallaði	við hölluðum	past (þátíð)	ég hallaði	við hölluðum
	þú hallaðir	þið hölluðuð		þú hallaðir	þið hölluðuð
	hann, hún, það hallaði	þeir, þær, þau hölluðu		hann, hún, það hallaði	þeir, þær, þau hölluðu
imperative (boðháttur)	halla (þú)	hallið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	hallaðu	halliði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

hallast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að hallast
supine (sagnbót)		hallast
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		hallandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég hallast	við höllumst	present (nútíð)	ég hallist	við höllumst
	þú hallast	þið hallist		þú hallist	þið hallist
	hann, hún, það hallast	þeir, þær, þau hallast		hann, hún, það hallist	þeir, þær, þau hallist
past (þátíð)	ég hallaðist	við hölluðumst	past (þátíð)	ég hallaðist	við hölluðumst
	þú hallaðist	þið hölluðust		þú hallaðist	þið hölluðust
	hann, hún, það hallaðist	þeir, þær, þau hölluðust		hann, hún, það hallaðist	þeir, þær, þau hölluðust
imperative (boðháttur)	hallast (þú)	hallist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	hallastu	hallisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Noun

halla

1. indefinite genitive plural of höll

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *halla. Cognates include Finnish halla and Estonian hall.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑlːɑ/, [ˈhɑɫː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑlːɑ/, [ˈhɑɫːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑlː, -ɑlːɑ
• Hyphenation: hal‧la

Noun

halla

1. frost
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 37:

     Hanhet lentäät - hallat tulloot.

     The geese fly - winter season [lit. "frosts"] is coming.

Declension

Declension of halla (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	halla	hallat
genitive	hallan	halloin
partitive	hallaa	halloja
illative	hallaa	halloi
inessive	hallaas	hallois
elative	hallast	halloist
allative	hallalle	halloille
adessive	hallaal	halloil
ablative	hallalt	halloilt
translative	hallaks	halloiks
essive	hallanna, hallaan	halloinna, halloin
exessive1)	hallant	halloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 42

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish halla, borrowed from Middle English halle, from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house; palace, temple; law-court”), from Proto-West Germanic *hallu, 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
2. (usually in the plural) mansion
3. study hall
4. public building
5. hallway

Declension

Declension of halla (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative halla hallaí vocative a halla a hallaí genitive halla hallaí dative halla hallaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an halla na hallaí genitive an halla na hallaí dative leis an halla don halla leis na hallaí

Derived terms

• halla baile (“town hall”)
• halla billéardaí (“billiard saloon”)
• halla cathrach (“city hall”)
• halla ceoil (“music-hall”)
• halla cruinnithe (“assembly hall”)
• halla damhsa (“dance-hall”)
• halla rince (“dance-hall”)

 

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “halla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “halla”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “halla”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “halla”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Latin

Alternative forms

• haulla, hala

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *hallu (“large room, hall”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhal.la/, [ˈhälːʲä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.la/, [ˈälːä]

Noun

halla f (genitive hallae); first declension (Medieval Latin)

1. house, dwelling
2. court, forecourt
3. palace, large residence
4. market hall

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	halla	hallae
genitive	hallae	hallārum
dative	hallae	hallīs
accusative	hallam	hallās
ablative	hallā	hallīs
vocative	halla	hallae

Descendants

• Old French: halle, hale
  • Middle French: halle
    • French: halle
      • → Turkish: hal
  • Norman: halle (Jèrriais)
  • → Middle English: hale
    • English: hale (dialectal)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

halla f sg

1. definite singular of hall (“hall”)

Etymology 2

Noun

halla n pl

1. definite plural of hall (“slope, sloping terrain”)

Old Norse

Noun

halla

1. accusative/genitive plural of hallr

Adjective

halla

1. inflection of hallr:
   1. strong feminine accusative singular
   2. strong masculine accusative plural
   3. weak feminine/neuter nominative singular
   4. weak masculine/neuter accusative/dative/genitive singular

Spanish

Pronunciation

• Homophones: haya, aya (in dialects with yeísmo)

Verb

halla

1. inflection of hallar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative