# halla
## English
### Noun

halla (countable and uncountable, plural hallas or hallot or halloth or hallos)
* Alternative form of challah

## Albanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [haɫ̪a]

### Noun

halla f
* inflection of hallë:
** definite nominative singular
** indefinite nominative/accusative plural

## Estonian
### Noun

halla
* 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: /ˈhɑlːɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝lːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlːɑ
* Hyphenation: hal‧la

### Noun

halla
* frost, killing frost (below-freezing temperature that occurs at night during the growing season)
* frost damage (damage caused by such frost)
    alavilla mailla hallan vaara ― risk of frost damage in low-lying areas
* (figuratively) damage, harm
    tehdä hallaa ― to do damage, do harm

#### Declension

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

* hallainen
* hallaton
* hallava
* hallaisuus
* hallakko
* hallatar
* 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

### References

* ↑ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “halla”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

### Further reading

* “halla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhatla/
* Rhymes: -atla
* Homophone: Halla

### Etymology 1

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

#### Verb

halla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hallaði, supine hallað)
* (intransitive) to slant
* to cause to slant, lay or let down (into a slanting position, or to rest) [with dative]
* (dative reflexive) to go to sleep, take a nap

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 2
#### Noun

halla
* indefinite genitive plural of höll

## Ingrian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

halla
* 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
### 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: /ˈhal̪ˠə/

### Noun

halla m (genitive singular halla, nominative plural hallaí)
* hall
* (usually in the plural) mansion
* study hall
* public building
* hallway

#### 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, 2013-2025

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* haulla, hala

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

halla f (genitive hallae); first declension (Medieval Latin)
* house, dwelling
* court, forecourt
* palace, large residence
* market hall

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### Descendants

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

### References

* ↑ Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “halla”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 479
* ↑ halla in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

halla f sg
* definite singular of hall (“hall”)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

halla n pl
* definite plural of hall (“slope, sloping terrain”)

## Old Norse
### Noun

halla
* accusative/genitive plural of hallr

### Adjective

halla
* inflection of hallr:
** strong feminine accusative singular
** strong masculine accusative plural
** weak feminine/neuter nominative singular
** weak masculine/neuter accusative/dative/genitive singular

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

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

### Verb

halla
* inflection of hallar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative