German word

Hall

Pronunciation

IPA/hal/

Meaning

  • masculine nounecho

Example

Ich hörte den starken Hall im Saal.

I heard a strong echo in the hall.

Illustration for Hall (echo)

More examples

Bei der Probe bemerkte die Sängerin Hall in der Stimme.

At rehearsal, the singer noticed an echo in her voice.

Core concept

A room keeps the sound of a voice or instrument alive, with overlapping reflections lingering after the original sound.

Common phrases

  • Hall in der Stimme

    echo in the voice

  • starker Hall

    strong echo

  • Hall im Raum

    echo in the room

Similar words

Nachhall: A fading trail of reflected sound that gradually loses strength.
Echo: A single brief return of sound from a wall or similar surface.
Nachklang: A residual tone that continues briefly after a voice or performance stops.
Resonanz: A heightened sound caused by vibrations reinforcing one another.

Definition in German

Ein anhaltender Nachklang von Schall in einem Raum, der noch eine Weile hörbar bleibt.

Word origin

Hall comes from Middle High German hal and Old High German hal, a Germanic noun related to the verb hallen for producing a resounding sound.

Usage tips

  • Hall is masculine, so its definite nominative form is der Hall, as in der Hall im Saal.

Other meanings

  • reverberationnoun

Opposites

  • Direktschalldirect soundnoun
  • Klarheitclaritynoun

Related words

  • hallenresoundverb
  • hallendechoingadjective
  • Nachhalllingering echonoun

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