English → Latin
“hall” in Latin
ātriuma welcoming room in a Roman villa; reception hall, main court; a hall, court in a templeexedrahall (with seats) for a discussion, etc.; a lecture hallātriolumsmall hall; antechamber
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hall s.
atrium (originally the sitting-room of a Roman house; afterward, in wealthy houses, it was distinct from the private apartments, and used as a great reception room, where the patron received his clients, and the great the morning visits of their friends and dependents; it was also, like our “hall,” the name of certain large public buildings, from the similarity of their construction to that of the atrium of a house. ☞ The vestibulum was an open space or court before the door, surrounded on three sides by the house: exedra, ἐξέδρα, was a room for the reception of company, the two extremities of which terminated in a semicircle, with a circular bench; it was uncovered; Vid: Vitr., 7, 5, 2, and 7, 9, 2). A small hall, atriolum.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hall?
- The usual Latin words for “hall” are ātrium, exedra, ātriolum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.