saal

See also: Saal, sål, and sáál

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch zaal, from Middle Dutch sale, from Old Dutch sala.

Noun

saal (plural sale)

  1. hall, large room
    Die museum beskik oor drie sale.
    The museum disposes of three halls.

Etymology 2

From dialectal Dutch zaal, from zadel with loss of intervocalic -d-, from Middle Dutch sadel, from Old Dutch *sadul, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz.

Noun

saal (plural saals)

  1. saddle
    Baie ou volke het geen saals gebruik nie.
    Many ancient peoples did not use saddles.

Estonian

Etymology

From either German Saal or Middle Low German sāl.

Pronunciation

aa is superlong (second quantity). Orthoepy requires a palatalized l, though usually it is not palatalized.

Noun

saal (genitive saali, partitive saali)

  1. hall, large room
    Saal on täna kinni. The hall is closed today.

Declension

  • aktusesaal
  • ballisaal
  • kinosaal
  • peosaal
  • saalituba
  • saalitäis
  • spordisaal
  • söögisaal
  • teatrisaal
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