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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHeuboden
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hoy-boh-den
"Der Bauer ging zum Heuboden, um etwas Heu zu holen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A loft or upper room in a barn used for storing hay.
"The farmer climbed up to the hayloft to retrieve some hay for the horses." - 2
A space above the main floor of a barn, often used for storage or as a living area.
"The children played in the hayloft, surrounded by the sweet smell of dried grass."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'hayloft' is derived from the combination of 'hay', which comes from Old English 'heg', meaning grass that has been cut and dried, and 'loft', from Old Norse 'lopt', meaning air or sky. The word has evolved to refer specifically to a storage space for hay, typically found in the upper part of a barn.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hayloft" is said worldwide
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grenier à foin
Transliteration: gruh-nee-ay ah fwahn
"Le fermier a monté au grenier à foin pour prendre du foin."
Heuboden
Transliteration: hoy-boh-den
"Der Bauer ging zum Heuboden, um etwas Heu zu holen."
fienile
Transliteration: fyeh-nee-leh
"Il contadino è salito nel fienile per prendere del fieno."
pajar
Transliteration: pah-har
"El granjero subió al pajar para recoger heno."
sótão de feno
Transliteration: soh-tah-o deh feh-noh
"O fazendeiro subiu ao sótão de feno para pegar um pouco de feno."
घास का गोदाम
Transliteration: ghaas ka godaam
"किसान घास के गोदाम में चढ़ा ताकि कुछ घास ले सके।"
干草阁楼
Transliteration: gān cǎo gé lóu
"农民爬上干草阁楼去拿一些干草。"
건초 다락방
Transliteration: geoncho darakbang
"농부는 건초 다락방으로 올라가서 건초를 가져갔습니다."
干し草のロフト
Transliteration: hoshikusano rofuto
"農夫は干し草のロフトに登って干し草を取りました。"
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