Saal

See also: SAAL, saal, sáál, and sål

German

Alternative forms

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 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/
  • IPA(key): /sɑːl/ (Austria)
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

Saal m (strong, genitive Saales or Saals, plural Säle, diminutive Sälchen n)

  1. hall or large room.

Declension
Declension of Saal [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Saal die Säle
genitive eines des Saales, Saals der Säle
dative einem dem Saal, Saale1 den Sälen
accusative einen den Saal die Säle

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Derived terms
  • Saalbau
  • Saaleingang
  • Saalfenster
  • Saalkirche
  • Saalveranstaltung
  • Saalwirtschaft

Descendants
  • Bulgarian: зала (zala)
  • Estonian: saal
  • Kashubian: zala
  • Russian: зал (zal)
  • Serbo-Croatian: sala

See also

Further reading
  • “Saal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Saal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Saal” in Duden online
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