Polyglot Dictionary

Eingangshalle

/ˈaɪ̯ŋaŋsˌhalə/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Eingangshallen

Meaning

  1. entrance hall, lobby

    Built from Eingang (entrance) + Halle (hall).

    • Sie trafen sich in der Eingangshalle des Schlosses.

      They met in the entrance hall of the castle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Eingang entrance
  • Halle hall

Similar words

Lobby

Eingangshalle is the native German word for an entrance hall; Lobby is the direct English loanword for the same space in a hotel or office building.

Halle

Eingangshalle is specifically an entrance hall/lobby; Halle is the general word for any large indoor hall or room.

Similar in other languages

English

foyer

Close — an entrance hall, lobby relates to a foyer.

Practice

1 What does Eingangshalle mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie trafen sich in der ___ des Schlosses.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Eingangshalle?

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